Female Reproductive Organs
The female reproductive organs include the vagina (a muscular passage
that connects the cervix with the external genital organs - one of which
is a sensitive mound of tissue called the clitoris), the cervix (the lower
part of the uterus that separates the body of the uterus from the vagina),
the uterus (a hollow, muscular structure), the ovaries (two glands that produce
certain hormones and contain tissue sacs in which eggs develop), and fallopian
tubes (two muscular channels that connect the ovaries with the uterus).
Fingerlike projections called fimbriae (located at the opening of the fallopian
tubes) sweep an egg released from an ovary into the tube.
Cross-sectional View
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Front View
Illustration provided by: DeEtte M. DeVille, MD
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