In this Study Session, you have learned about the female reproductive organs consisting of:

a) The external parts (the mons pubis, the labia majora and minora, the clitoris and the vestibule) and;
b) The internal parts (the vagina, the cervix, the uterus, the fallopian tube and the ovaries).

Note also that:

  • The uterus has three parts (funds, body and the cervix).
  • There is a significant relationship between the female pelvic and labour/delivery.
  • The gynaecoid female pelvic makes labour easier and safe.
  • The female pelvic bone has three main parts (ilium, ischium and pubic bones).
  • The female pelvis has the inlet and outlets.
c) Some of the physiological functions of the female reproductive organs are to:
  • Secret sex hormones and produce egg (ovaries).
  • Receive the male reproductive organ and spermatozoa (vagina).
  • Serve as the site of fertilisation (fallopian tubes).
  • Attach and nourish the foetus (uterus).
  • Deliver the foetus (uterus & vagina).
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