03/03/2019
THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
Explanations( #3)
Sindinda E.S
A female's internal reproductive organs are the va**na, uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries.
The va**na is a muscular, hollow tube that extends from the va**nal opening to the uterus. The va**na is about 3 to 5 inches (8 to 12 centimeters) long in a grown woman. Because it has muscular walls it can expand and contract. This ability to become wider or narrower allows the va**na to accommodate something as slim as a tampon and as wide as a baby. The va**na's muscular walls are lined with mucous membranes, which keep it protected and moist. The va**na has several functions: for s*xual in*******se, as the pathway that a baby takes out of a woman's body during childbirth, and as the route for the menstrual blood (the period) to leave the body from the uterus.
A very thin piece of skin-like tissue called the h***n partly covers the opening of the va**na. Hymens are often different from person to person. Most women find their h***ns have stretched or torn after their first s*xual experience, and the h***n may bleed a little (this usually causes little, if any, pain). Some women who have had s*x don't have much of a change in their h***ns, though.
The va**na connects with the uterus, or womb, at the cervix. The cervix has strong, thick walls. The opening of the cervix is very small (no wider than a straw), which is why a tampon can never get lost inside a girl's body. During childbirth, the cervix can expand to allow a baby to pass.
The uterus is shaped like an upside-down pear, with a thick lining and muscular walls — in fact, the uterus contains some of the strongest muscles in the female body. These muscles are able to expand and contract to accommodate a growing fetus and then help push the baby out during labor. When a woman isn't pregnant, the uterus is only about 3 inches (7.5 centimeters) long and 2 inches (5 centimeters) wide.
At the upper corners of the uterus, the fallopian tubes connect the uterus to the ovaries. The ovaries are 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 in the process called ovulation. Each o***y measures about 1½ to 2 inches (4 to 5 centimeters) in a grown woman.
There are two fallopian tubes, each attached to a side of the uterus. The fallopian tubes are about 4 inches (10 centimeters) long and about as wide as a piece of spaghetti. Within each tube is a tiny passageway no wider than a sewing needle. At the other end of each fallopian tube is a fringed area that looks like a funnel. This fringed area wraps around the o***y but doesn't completely attach to it. When an egg pops out of an o***y, it enters the fallopian tube. Once the egg is in the fallopian tube, tiny hairs in the tube's lining help push it down the narrow passageway toward the uterus.
The ovaries are also part of the endocrine system because they produce female s*x hormones such as estrogen and progesterone.And testosterone for male s*x hormones