sexual reproduction in humans (female ver.)

Question 1

parts of the female sexual reproductive system?

Answer 1

• ovary
• oviduct
• uterus
• urethra
• cervix
• vagina

Question 2

functions of ovary (singular)?

Answer 2

• produce egg and female sex hormones (oestrogen + progesterone)
• female sex hormones are responsible for the development and maintenance of the secondary sexual characteristics of females
• when eggs become mature, they are released from the ovaries and into the oviduct

Question 3

functions of oviduct?

Answer 3

• narrow muscular tube leading from the onset to the uterus (funnel-like opening lying close to the ovary—easier for egg to enter the oviduct)
• egg usually fertilised in the oviduct

Question 4

functions of uterus?

Answer 4

• womb (informal term) is where fetus (unborn baby) is developed during pregnancy
• shaped like an upside-down pear, elastic muscular walls
• smooth muscle tissue in the walls of the uterus contract to push the fetus out during birth
• sift,