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💡 Where new life grows
The female body carries a remarkable organ — the uterus — a stretchy, bag-like home where a single cell can grow into a baby over nine months.
What are the parts of the female reproductive system?
Female Reproductive System
Ovaries — make eggs and release hormones Oviducts — carry the egg to the uterus Uterus — where the foetus develops Cervix, vagina — passage to the outside
- A pair of ovaries produce the eggs (female germ cells) and release hormones.
- The oviducts (fallopian tubes) connect each ovary to the uterus.
- The uterus is a bag-like structure where a foetus develops; it opens into the vagina through a narrow passage called the cervix .
Important Definitions
- Ovary — the female organ that produces eggs and releases hormones.
- Oviduct (fallopian tube) — the tube connecting each ovary to the uterus, where fertilisation usually takes place.
- Uterus — the bag-like organ in which the foetus grows and is nourished.
- Cervix — the narrow passage through which the uterus opens into the vagina.
- Vagina — the passage leading from the cervix to the outside of the body.
