Female Reproductive System

Front 1

ovary

Back 1

responsible for producing the egg cell, makes progesterone and estrogen

Front 2

ovulation

Back 2

process in which a mature egg is released from the ovary to travel down the fallopian tube

Front 3

fallopian tube

Back 3

tubelike structure that connects each ovary to the uterus, where fertilization takes place

Front 4

egg

Back 4

female reproductive cell that is large in size and contains 23 chromosomes

Front 5

uterus

Back 5

thick muscular pear shaped organ in the female reproductive system. This is where the zygote(fertilized egg) goes to develop into a fetus

Front 6

cervix

Back 6

connects uterus to the vagina, this is the opening the baby comes out through

Front 7

vagina

Back 7

passageway from uterus to the outside, this is where the penis deposits sperm

Front 8

menstruation

Back 8

when an egg is not fertilized it dies, the lining of the uterus comes off and it leaves the body through the vagina along with blood and unfertilized ovum. Happens once a month

Front 9

hymen

Back 9

membrane that covers the vagina in a newborn, it comes off eventually as a girl grows older

Front 10

labia

Back 10

folds of skin outside vagina

Front 11

clitoris

Back 11

contains lots of nerve endings making it very sensitive

Front 12

pituitary glad

Back 12

the master gland of the endocrine system that signals the ovaries or testes to initiate

Front 13

XY

Back 13

male genotype (chromosome set)

Front 14

XX

Back 14

female genotype (chromosome set)