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KEY IDEA: Main functions:
• To produce female
gametes or eggs (ova) also
known as
oocytes.
• To allow for internal
fertilization.
• To provide for internal
development and growth
of embryo and fetus
Ovary –
Immature egg
cells, or ova, are
stored here in
follicles
Follicles – A
cluster of cells
surrounding an
immature egg
cell that help it
mature.
Fallopian Tubes
(Oviducts) – Tubes
connecting each
ovary to the uterus.
Fertilization usually
occurs here.
Uterus – able to
receive and
support a
fertilized egg cell
Cervix – Outer
end of the uterus
Vagina – Canal
where sperm are
received during
intercourse.
Also where a baby
exits during child
birth.