Back Aparato reproductor femenín AN جهاز تناسلي أنثوي Arabic Aparatu reproductor femenín AST Qadın reproduktiv sistemləri Azerbaijani Pambabaying sistemang reproduktibo BCL Жаночая палавая сістэма Byelorussian Женска полова система Bulgarian मादा जननांग Bihari মানব স্ত্রী প্রজননতন্ত্র Bengali/Bangla Ženski reproduktivni sistem BS
| Female reproductive system (human) | |
|---|---|
 A pictorial illustration of the female reproductive system | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | systema genitale femininum |
| MeSH | D005836 |
| TA | A09.1.00.001 |
| FMA | 45663 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
9. Vagina: 10. Hymen; 11. Lumen; 12. Wall; 13. Fornix (lateral)
14. Uterus: Parts: 15. Cervix; 16. Body and 17. Fundus. 18. Orifices: External and Internal; 19. Cervical canal; 20. Uterine cavity; Layers: 21. Endometrium; 22. Myometrium and 23. Perimetrium
24. Fallopian tube: 25. Isthmus; 26. Ampulla; 27. Infundibulum; 28. Fimbria (with 29. Fimbria ovarica)
30. Ovary
31. Visceral pelvic peritoneum: 32. Broad ligament (with 33. Mesosalpinx; 34. Mesovarium and 35. Mesometrium)
Ligaments: 36. Round; 37. Ovarian; 38. Suspensory of ovary
Blood vessels: 39. Ovarian artery and vein; 40. Uterine artery and veins; 41. Vaginal artery and veins
Other: 42. Ureter; 43. Pelvic floor (Levator ani); 44. Femoral head; 45. Hip bone; 46. Internal iliac vessels (anterior branches); 47. External iliac vessels; 48. Abdominal cavity
The female reproductive system is the internal and external sex organs that work in the production of having children. The female reproductive system is not active at birth. It begins growing at puberty and able to produce ova and to carry a baby to full term. The internal sex organs are the vagina, womb, fallopian tubes, and ovaries. The female reproductive tract includes the vagina, uterus, and fallopian tubes and is prone to infections.[1] The vagina is for sexual intercourse and childbirth. It is connected to the uterus at the cervix. The uterus or womb contains the embryo which develops into the baby. The external sex organs are also known as the genitals. These are the organs of the vulva: the labia, clitoris, and vaginal opening.[2]
During the woman's menstrual cycle, the ovaries release an ovum. The ovum goes through the fallopian tube into the uterus. If the ovum egg cell meets with sperm on its way to the uterus, it can combine with it, fertilizing it into a zygote.
Fertilization usually happens in the fallopian tubes. This is the beginning of embryogenesis. The fertilized egg will then go through many divisions to form a blastocyst. The blastocyst which sticks itself in the wall of the uterus. This is the start of gestation. The baby will continue to grow until full-term. When the baby has grown enough, the cervix opens and contractions of the uterus propel the newborn through the birth canal (the vagina).
- ↑ Scoullar, Michelle J. L.; Boeuf, Philippe; Peach, Elizabeth (2021). "Mycoplasma genitalium and Other Reproductive Tract Infections in Pregnant Women, Papua New Guinea, 2015–2017 - Volume 27, Number 3—March 2021 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 27 (3): 894–904. doi:10.3201/eid2703.201783. PMC 7920647. PMID 33622474. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ↑ Mahadevan, Harold Ellis, Vishy (2013). Clinical anatomy applied anatomy for students and junior doctors (13th ed.). Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9781118373767.
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