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FEMALE WHAT IT IS/ WHAT IT DOES?

 The vagina is an elastic, muscular canal with a soft, flexible


lining that provides lubrication and sensation. The vagina connects
1.Vagina the uterus to the outside world. The vulva and labia form the
entrance, and the cervix of the uterus protrudes into the vagina,
forming the interior end

 The uterus is a hollow muscular organ located in the female pelvis
2. Uterus between the bladder and rectum. The ovaries produce the eggs that
travel through the fallopian tubes.

 The uterine tubes, also known as oviducts or fallopian tubes, are the


3.
female structures that transport the ova from the ovary to the uterus
Fallopian
each month. In the presence of sperm and fertilization, the uterine
Tubes
tubes transport the fertilized egg to the uterus for implantation.

 The cervix is a cylinder-shaped neck of tissue that connects the


4.Cervix vagina and uterus. Located at the lowermost portion of the uterus,
the cervix is composed primarily of fibromuscular tissue

 Ovaries: The ovaries are small, oval-shaped glands that are located


on either side of the uterus. The ovaries produce eggs and
5. Ovary hormones. Fallopian tubes: These are narrow tubes that are attached
to the upper part of the uterus and serve as pathways for the ova
(egg cells) to travel from the ovaries to the uterus.

 The mons pubis is an inverted triangular area of fatty tissue, covered


6. Mons by hair-bearing skin lying on top of the pubic bone; it extends from
Pubis the pubic hairline (the base of the triangle) to the glands
of clitoris inferiorly (Standring, 2008).

7. Labia  are relatively large, fleshy folds of tissue that enclose and protect
Majora the other external genital organs.

 s defined as the smaller lips. The labia minor are a pair of small
8. Labia cutaneous folds that begins at the clitoris and extends downward.
Minora The anterior folds of the labia minora encircle the clitoris forming the
clitoral hood and the frenulum of the clitoris.

 s the pleasure center of the vulva. ... The clitoris is right under the
point where the inner labia meet and form a little hood (known as
9. Clitoris the clitoral hood, in fact). It's on top of (or in front of, depending on
which angle you're at) the vagina and the urethra (the hole you pee
out of).

10.  The external opening of the transport tube that leads from the
Urethral bladder to discharge urine outside the body in a female. The urethra
Opening in a female is shorter than the urethra in the male.

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