Female Reproductive System Vocab

Shaped like an upside-down pear, with a thick lining and muscular walls, expands and contract to accommodate a growing fetus

• Vagina

• Uterus

• Labia

 Connects the uterus to the ovaries and guides ova out of the ovaries. There are two, each attached to the side of the uterus

• Ovaries

• Vagina

• Uterus

• Fallopian Tubes

Two oval-shaped organs that lie to the upper right and left of the uterus. They produce, store, and release eggs into the fallopian tubes

• Testicles

• Ovaries

• Fallopian Tubes

• Menstruation

The process of releasing eggs into the fallopian tubes

• Menstruation

• Menstrual Cycle

• Ovulation

One of the female sex hormones is called:

• Testosterone

• Semen

• Estrogen

Another female sex hormone is known as:

• Semen

• Vagina

• Testosterone

• Progesterone

The female sex cell is known as:

• Sperm

• Egg/Ovum

• Estrogen

The external part of the female reproductive organs:

• Cervix

• Hymen

• Vulva

A muscular, hollow tube that extends from the vaginal opening to the uterus

• Clitoris

• Mons Pubis

• Vagina

Fleshy area located just above the top of the vaginal opening

• Uterus

• Hymen

• Mons Pubis