External parts of female reproductive system Passageway from the uterus outside the body

Preview:

Citation preview

Anatomy

1. VULVA

External parts of female reproductive system

2. VAGINA

Passageway from the uterus outside the body

3. CERVIX

• Opening of the uterus• Dilates during birth

4. UTERUS

Organ that baby grows and develops in during pregnancy

5. ENDOMETRIUM• Lining of the uterus• Shed’s every month (period)

6. FALLOPIAN TUBE

• Pathway for egg to travel from ovary to uterus

• Conception takes place here

7. OVARY

• Stores and releases eggs • Produces hormones Estrogen and

Progesterone

1. Vagina

• Flap of skin that protect the vaginal opening

• Inner is Minora• Outer is Majora

2. Labia Majora

3. Labia Minora

Tube that carries urine out of the body

4. Urethra

5. Clitoris

Female sensory organ

6. Mons pubis

Pad of fatty tissue that protects the pubic bone

ScrotumPouch that holds the testicles

Testicles

Produce sperm

Epididymis

Sperm is stored, and matures

Vas Deferens

Transports Sperm to the urethra

Seminal Vesicle

Produces a sugar called fructose that provides energy for the sperm

Prostate Gland

Adds fluid to the sperm

Urethra Tube inside the penis that carries sperm and urine out of the body

Penis Male reproductive organ

BladderHolds urine

BowelExcretions of feces

Recommended