Describe the female reproductive system of woman with the help of neat labelled diagram.

Female Reproductive System :

• It consists of a pair of ovaries, oviducts, uterus, vagina, external genitalia and accessory glands.

Ovaries :

• These are primary sex organs. They produce ova and hormones such as estrogen and progesterone.
• It attaches to abdomen by mesovarium.
• It contains three regions - germinal epithelium, tunica albuginea and stroma with cortex and medulla. Cortex shows developing follicles.

Fallopian tube :

• It extends from ovary and uterus. It has three parts – infundibulum with fimbriae, ampulla and isthmus. It is the site of fertilisation.

Uterus :

• It is also called as womb.
• It is a muscular structure which opens into vagina through cervix.
• The vagina and cervix together form the birth canal.
• It consists of three layers - perimetrium, myometrium and endometrium. Endometrium undergoes cyclic changes during menstrual cycle.

Vagina :

• It is a fibro-muscular tube.
• It opens into vestibule through vaginal orifice covered by hymen.

Vulva / Pudendum :

• It is external genitalia of female.
• It has fleshy folds labia majora and labia minora.
• The upper junction of labia has clitoris.
• Vestibule has urethral and vaginal openings.

Accessory glands / Bartholin's glands :

• Homologous to bulbourethral gland of male.
• They secrete the mucus.

Skene’s glands :

• Homologous to the prostate gland of male.
• It secretes the lubricating fluid in vagina.

Mammary glands :

• These are paired structure (breasts).
• They secrete milk after child birth.
• These consist of glandular tissue and fat tissue.
• Glandular tissue contains mammary lobes with alveoli, mammary ducts, mammary ampulla and lactiferous duct.