In female reproductive system,
(i) How does an egg from the ovary reach uterus and develops into foetus?
(ii) What are the changes that occur in the uterus for the development of the
foetus?
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1--A pregnancy starts with fertilization, when a woman's egg joins with a man's sperm. Fertilization usually takes place in a fallopian tube that links an ovary to the uterus. If the fertilized egg successfully travels down the fallopian tube and implants in the uterus, an embryo starts growing.
2--During pregnancy, the lining of your uterus thickens and its blood vessels enlarge to provide nourishment to the fetus. As pregnancy progresses, your uterus expands to make room for the fetus. By the time your baby is born, your uterus will have expanded to many times its normal size.
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Female Reproductive System
The female reproductive system consists of internal and external organs. It creates hormones and is responsible for fertility, menstruation and sexual activity.
Labeled diagram of the internal and external anatomy of the female reproductive system.
Internal and external organs of the female reproductive system.
What is the female reproductive system?
The female reproductive system is the body parts that help women or people assigned female at birth (AFAB):
Have sexual intercourse.
Reproduce.
Menstruate.
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What are the parts of the female reproductive system?
The female reproductive anatomy includes both external and internal parts.
External parts
The function of your external genitals are to protect the internal parts from infection and allow sperm to enter your vagina.
Your vulva is the collective name for all your external genitals. A lot of people mistakenly use the term “vagina” to describe all female reproductive parts. However, your vagina is its own structure located inside your body.
The main parts of your vulva or external genitals are:
Labia majora: Your labia majora (“large lips”) enclose and protect the other external reproductive organs. During puberty, hair growth occurs on the skin of the labia majora, which also contain sweat and oil-secreting glands.
Labia minora: Your labia minora (“small lips”) can have a variety of sizes and shapes. They lie just inside your labia majora, and surround the opening to your vagina (the canal that joins the lower part of your uterus to the outside of your body) and urethra (the tube that carries pee from your bladder to the outside of your body). This skin is very delicate kinds of sex cells — sperm and eggs. When a sperm meets an egg, it can fertilize it and create a zygote. This zygote eventually becomes a fetus. Both a sperm alert icon
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