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Mature female egg cell
Plural form
› At puberty you will have approximately 300,000 eggs
 Only 400 or so will mature

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One Egg
› Each month during ovulation 1 egg cell is released into fallopian tube.

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Hollow muscular passage leading from the uterus to the outside of the body
› Birth Canal
Location where sperm enters the body
Walls of vagina are elastic allowing it to expand during childbirth

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Narrow base of the uterus.
During childhood cervix expands to let baby pass from uterus to vagina.

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Pair of small almond sized organs located a few inches below the waist.
2 important roles
› Produce Estrogen & Progesterone
› Produce and release mature egg cells
Born with all the eggs you will need entire life.

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Pear shaped organ located between ovaries and behind bladder.
Location where fertilized egg will implant and grow.
Womb

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Lining of the uterus
Thickens before menstruation preparing for implantation
If egg is not fertilized, lining will break down and be discharged from the body

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Oviducts
Two small tubes that carry the released egg from the ovary to the uterus.
Tiny fingerlike projections sweep egg towards the uterus
Usually where fertilization occurs

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Outer and inner folds of skin on each side of vagina
Helps to reduce infection