Biology Today — May 2017

HUMAN FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Human beings exhibit sexual dimorphism, i.e., male and female individuals are differentiated externally. Such characters that
distinguish the males and females externally are referred to as secondary sex characters. While anatomically, they show distinct
specific set of organs constituting the reproductive system. The male and female reproductive systems have evolved according to
their respective functions and contributions in the events of human reproduction.

The reproductive system in general comprises of:

•    Primary sex organs, i.e., gonads that produce gametes as well as sex hormones.

•    Secondary sex organs that do not produce gametes or hormones but play an important functions in process of reproduction.

•    External genitalia

•    Accessory glands

Primary sex organs

Ovaries

Vulva

Uterus Cervix Vagina

Mammary glands Vestibular glands

Oviducts

External genitalia

Secondary sex organs

Female Accessory glands

Reproductive

System

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