The female system is similar to many other mammals.
The female system produces gametes or eggs, and allow for internal fertilization, internal development of the embryo and fetus, and provide nutrition for the new born.
Female Reproductive System Structures
1. ovary: (females have two of these) -- produce female
gametes or eggs and the hormone estrogen
2. oviduct (fallopian tube): carries the egg away from
the uterus (internal fertilization occurs here)
3. uterus: implantation and development of the embryo
and fetus before birth occurs here
4. vagina or birth
canal: entry point for sperm from the male and exit tube
for the baby when it is born
