FEMALE
REPRODUCT
IVE SYSTEM
Role & Functions
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Damica shane b. dela cruz
Danica.1203delacruz@gmail.com
OVARY
ROLE: The ovaries produce the
egg cells, called the ova or
oocytes. The oocytes are then
transported to the fallopian
tube where fertilization by a
sperm may occur. The fertilized
egg then moves to the uterus,
where the uterine lining has
thickened in response to the
normal hormones of the
reproductive cycle.
Functions: Ovaries are the female gonads — the primary female
reproductive organs. These glands have three important
functions: they secrete hormones, they protect the eggs a female
is born with and they release eggs for possible fertilization.
CERVIX
The cervix acts as the door to
the uterus which sperm can
travel through to fertilize
eggs. When your body is not
carrying a child, your cervix
helps keep unhealthy things
out of your body, like
tampons and bath water.
VAGINA
The vagina has 3 main
functions: provides a
passageway for blood
and mucosal tissue from
the uterus during a
woman's monthly period.
receives the penis during
sexual intercourse and
holds the sperm until they
pass into the uterus.
provides a passageway
for childbirth.
FALLOPIAN TUBE
Fallopian tubes: These
are narrow tubes that
are attached to the
upper part of the uterus
and serve as pathways
for the ova (egg cells) to
travel from the ovaries to
the uterus. Fertilization
of an egg by a sperm
normally occurs in the
fallopian tubes.
UTERUS
uterus, also called womb,
an inverted pear-shaped
muscular organ of the
female reproductive
system, located between
the bladder and the
rectum. It functions to
nourish and house a
fertilized egg until the
fetus, or offspring, is
ready to be delivered.