C12 Sexual Reproduction: Female Reproduction

Question 1

What is the oviduct?

Answer 1

• long muscular tube connecting the ovary to the uterus

- Contracts to push the egg along the oviduct toward the uterus

Question 2

What is the function of the ovaries?

Answer 2

• produces an egg every month during the fertile period

- releases eggs and produces female sex hormones

Question 3

What is the uterus?

Answer 3

• pear-shaped organ with thick muscular walls

- Inner surface is covered with a lining called the uterine lining

Question 4

What is the cervix?

Answer 4

• ring of muscle at the lower end of the uterus

- is one cell thick

Question 5

What is the vagina?

Answer 5

• long muscular tube
• connects the uterus to the outside of the body
• sperm is deposited into the vagina during sexual intercourse