posterior view

ovary

Female genital gland that produces eggs and the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone.

uterus

Hollow muscular organ receiving the egg and, once fertilized, enabling its development and expulsion at the end of pregnancy.

labia minora

Mucous folds of the vulva located between the labia majora.

labia majorum

Thick cutaneous hairy folds of the vulva protecting the vaginal orifice.

vagina

Muscular canal located between the neck of the uterus and the vulva enabling copulation.

broad ligament of uterus

Peritoneal fold connecting the lateral edge of the uterus to the abdominal cavity wall.

ampulla of fallopian tube

Widened section of the fallopian tube located between the infundibulum and the isthmus.

infundibulum of fallopian tube

Largely flat section of the fallopian tube through which the egg enters.

isthmus of fallopian tube

Narrow section of the fallopian tube opening into the uterus.

fallopian tubes

Canals transporting the egg from the ovary to the uterus; fertilization of the egg by the spermatozoon generally takes place in the upper part of the tube.

vulva

External female genital organs consisting mainly of the labia and the clitoris.