In: Biology
Female reproductive system
The human female reproductive system consists of a pair of ovaries, a pair of fallopian tubes/oviducts and the accessory organs such as the uterus and the vagina.
The female reproductive system is made up of the internal and external se organs that function in reproduction of new offspring in humans, the female reproductive system is immature at birth and develops to maturity at puberty to be able to produce gametes and to carry a foetus to full term.The vagina allows for sexual intercourse and birth. It is connected to the uterus at the cervix. The uterus accommodates the embryo which develops into the foetus. The uterus also produces secretions which help the transit of sperm to the Fallopian tubes, where sperm fertilize ova which are produced by the ovaries. The ovaries release an ovum, which passes through the Fallopian tube into the uterus. If, in this transit, it meets with sperm, a single sperm can enter and merge with the egg or ovum fertilizing it into a zygote.Fertilization usually occurs in thefallopian tubes.The zygote will then divide over enough generations of cells to form a blastocyst which implants itself in the wall of the uterus. This begins the period of gestation and the embryo will continue to develop until full term. When thefoetus has developed enough to survive outside the uterus, the cervix dilates and contractions of the uterus propel the newborn through the birth canal.
The vagina allows for sexual intercourse and birth, and is connected to the uterus at the cervix. The uterus or womb accommodates the embryo which develops into the foetus.The vagina is a muscular, hollow tube that extends from the vaginal opening to the uterus. Because it has muscular walls, the vagina can expand and contract.