3.9b Female reproductive system

Key Points:
1. Before pregnancy occurs, the uterus structure is no larger than an orange.
2. The ovary is where meiosis occurs and where the eggs are made.
3. The oviducts carry the eggs to the uterus, but also the location where fertilisation may take place.
4. The uterus is in the centre, and the uterus wall is made of muscle and will stretch to accomadate pregnancy. The lining of the uterus accepts and develops the fertilised egg and would develop into an embryo. The development of the placenta would be seen here.
5. Sperm cells enter the uterus through the cervix which is the entrance to the uterus. Uterus space is where the sperm cells move and egg cells move, and its better known for where the baby develops.
6. The vagina is where the penis is introduced and the vagina collects the sperm cells and allows them to pass through the cervix into the uterus.