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female reproductive system
produces the female gamete (ovum), delivers it to the site where it can be fertilized by the spermatozoa ü Provides environment for growth and development of fetus
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Ovary
are the primary reproductive organ of the female
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endocrine and cytogenic organ
the ovaries both fuction as a
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estrogen
the overy produces ova and secretes the female sex hormone called
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Uterine tubes
are paired, convoluted tubes that conduct the ova from each ovary to the respective horn of the uterus
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Uterine tubes or Oviduct
it serves as a site of fertilization and siteof early embryonic development
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Infudibulum
a portion of the uterine tube adjacent to the ovary whose expanded form is funnel-like structure
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Uterus
Serves in a nutritive and protective capacity for the fetus in the case of gestating animals
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corpus, cervix, two horns
parts of the uterus
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Duplex, Bicornuate, Bipartite, Simplex
typres of uterus
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Cervix
it serves as a sprem receptacle in certain animals
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Cervix
it effectually closes the external opening of the uterus and protects the uterine contenrs
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Vagina
it serves as a sheath for acceptance of the penis of the male during copulation
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Vagina
main female organ of copulation
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Vestibule
is the portion of the reproductive tract between the vagina and the external genitalia.
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Vulva
- is the external genitalia of the female. It comprises right and left labia, which meet on the midline dorsally and ventrally at the dorsal and ventral commissures, respectively
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Clitoris
a structure of erectile tissue that has the same embryonic origin as the penis in the male (rudimentary organ situated ventrally to the vulva, is homologous to the penis in the male).
