which concerned with copulation, fertilization, growth and development of fetus and its subsequent exit to the outer world. • The female reproductive organs subdivided in to – • External genitalia • Internal genitalia • Accessory reproductive organs. FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS EXTERNAL GENITALIA INTERNAL GENITALIA The vulva includes • Vagina • Mons pubis • Cervix • Labia majora • Uterus • Labia minora • Fallopian tube • Clitoris • Ovaries • Urethral opening • Veginal opening • perineum MONS PUBIS • The triangular mound of fatty tissue that covers the pubic bone. • It protect the symphysis pubis. • During adolescence sex harmones trigger the growth of pubic hair on the mons pubis. LABIA MAJORA
• Referred to as the outer lip.
• They have a darker pigmentation. • Protect the introitus and urethral opening. • Covered with hair and sebaceous glands. • Become flaccid with age and after childbirth. LABIA MINORA
• Referred as inner lips.
• Located inside the labia majora. • They functions as protective structures that surround the clitoris, urinary orifice, vaginal orifice. • Made up of erectile coonective tissues. CLITORIS
• Highly sensitive organ composed of nerves,
blood vessels, and erectile tissues.
VAGINAL OPENING INTROITUS
Opening may be covered by a thin sheath called the hymen. PERINEUM • The muscle and tissues located between the vaginal opening and anal canal. • It supports and surrounds the lower part of the urinary and digestive tracts. • The perineum contain an abundant of nerve endings. • An episiotomy is an incision of the perineum used during childbirth. VAGINA
• The vagina connects the cervix to the external
genitals. • It is located between the bladder and rectum. • Functions as passage way of menstrual blood flow. • As the birth canal during labour. CERVIX
• The cervix connects the uterus to the vagina.
• The cervical opening to the vagina is small. • This acts as a safety precautions against foreign bodies entering the uterus. • During childbirth the cervix dilates to accommodate the passage of fetus. • This dilation is a sign that labour beguns.