Â鶹ԼÅÄ

Explore the Â鶹ԼÅÄ
This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Find out more about page archiving.

24 September 2014
Human Body & MindScience & Nature

Â鶹ԼÅÄ Â鶹ԼÅÄpage

In Human Body & Mind:


Contact Us

You are here: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Science > Human Body & Mind > The Body > Organs
Fact files

Organs - Female genitals

System: Reproductive

Location: Behind the bladder

Physical description: The uterus, or womb, is the size of an upside-down pear

Function: To produce eggs, have sex, carry a developing baby and to give birth

Eggs, ovaries and sex hormones

The female genitals consist of two glands called ovaries that are responsible for producing eggs and female sex hormones. Once women reach sexual maturity, they experience a hormone regulated monthly fertility cycle known as a menstrual cycle. These hormones control the maturation and release of an egg from one of the ovaries every month, and they affect the lining of the womb making it ready to receive a fertilised egg. Mature eggs are released from the ovary and move along the fallopian tube to the uterus. If an egg is fertilised, it tries to embed itself in the uterus wall, ready to develop into a foetus. If no egg becomes implanted, the uterus lining is shed, and this results in a flow of menstrual blood, know as the 'period'.

When a baby girl is born, she already carries all the eggs that she will ever produce through her life. A boy, however, does not carry sperm at birth, and only begins to produce sperm when he reaches sexual maturity.

Back to top


Related Links










Science Â鶹ԼÅÄpageÌý|ÌýNature Â鶹ԼÅÄpage
Wildlife FinderÌý|Ìý±Ê°ù±ð³ó¾±²õ³Ù´Ç°ù¾±³¦Ìý³¢¾±´Ú±ðÌý|Ìý±á³Ü³¾²¹²ÔÌýµþ´Ç»å²âÌý&²¹³¾±è;Ìý²Ñ¾±²Ô»åÌý|ÌýSpace
Go to top



About the Â鶹ԼÅÄ | Help | Terms of Use | Privacy & Cookies Policy
Ìý