Female Accessory Glands

The female reproductive system in humans is immature at birth and matures at puberty in order to produce gametes and carry a fetus to full term.

The female reproductive system is designed to serve a variety of purposes. It produces ova, which are egg cells that are necessary for reproduction. The system is set up to convey the ova to the fertilization area. 

Along with the sperm, the egg fertilization takes place in the Fallopian tubes. The next step for fertilized eggs is to implant in the uterine walls and begin the phases of pregnancy. 

The Reproductive System of Women

The ovaries are the female gonads, or sexual glands; they produce ova (eggs) and the female sex chemicals estrogens and progestogens.

The fallopian tubes, also known as uterine tubes, are tubes that carry eggs to the uterus, which is located within the lesser or true pelvis. The cervical canal connects the uterus to the vaginal canal. The vagina opens into the vestibule, which contains the external genitalia, which are collectively referred to as the vulva.

Genitalia on the Outside

The components around the vaginal opening and external to the hymen, as well as the membrane spanning the vaginal entrance, make up the female external genitalia. 

Mons Pubis

The mons pubis (also known as the mons veneris), the labia majora and minora, the clitoris, the vaginal vestibule, the vestibule bulb, and the larger vestibular glands are all involved.

The mons pubis is a spherical prominence in front of the pubic symphysis that is formed by fatty tissue beneath the skin. In childhood, there may be a few fine hairs; later in puberty, they become coarser and more numerous. The hairy region’s upper limit is horizontal across the lower abdomen.

Labia Majora

The labia majora are two prominent skin folds that go from the mons pubis downward and backward, merging with the perineum’s skin.

They define the lateral limits of the vulval or pudendal cleft, which houses the vaginal and urethral apertures. Each labium has a pigmented and hairy outer surface and a smooth inner surface with sebaceous glands. 

Fat, loose connective tissue, and sweat glands are found in the labia majora. They are similar to the male scrotum and contain tissue that resembles the dartos muscle. 

The round ligament (described below) is a type of ligament that is found in the The uterine) terminates in labium tissue.

The labia minora are two tiny, fatty-free folds of skin that extend backward on each side of the vaginal entrance.

They are around 4 cm (1.5 inches) long and situated inside the labia majora. In the front, an upper section of each labium minus forms a fold, the prepuce of the clitoris, over the clitoris—the female equivalent of the penis (without the urethra) in the male—and a lower portion passes beneath the clitoris to form its frenulum.

A fold that becomes stretched during childbirth connects the two labia minora at the back across the midline. Although the labia minora do not have hairs, they do have sebaceous and sweat glands.

Clitoris

The clitoris is a tiny erectile structure that is divided into two corpora cavernosa by a partition. 

It has a sensitive tip of spongy erectile tissue, the glans clitoridis, which is partially hidden beneath the forward ends of the labia minora.

 The urethra’s external opening is about 2.5 cm (1 inch) behind the clitoris and directly in front of the vaginal opening.

Conclusion

The internal and exterior sex organs that operate in the reproduction of new children make up the female reproductive system. 

The female reproductive system in humans is immature at birth and matures at puberty in order to produce gametes and carry a fetus to full term.

The vagina, uterus, Fallopian tubes, and ovaries are the internal sex organs. The cervix connects the vagina to the uterus, allowing for sexual intercourse and birth.

Fertilization takes place in the Fallopian tubes and is the start of embryogenesis. 

The zygote will next split into a blastocyst, which will embed itself in the uterine wall if enough generations of cells have passed. The gestation period begins at this point, and the embryo will develop until full term. 

The cervix dilates and uterine contractions force the baby through the birth canal once the fetus has grown enough to survive outside the uterus (the vagina).