Draw a labelled diagram of the human female reproductive system. With the help of this diagram, explain the working of human female reproductive system.

Answer:

• Ovaries are the female reproductive organs that produce the ova or the eggs in females along with the secretion of oestrogen and progesterone.
• Each ovary is composed of several thousand follicles which at puberty mature to prepare ova for fertilisation.
• Just above the ovaries are the tubes called oviducts which through funnel-shaped openings collect the ovum released by ovary.
• Fertilisation of the ovum by the sperm takes place in the oviduct.
• Oviducts from other end open into a bag-like structure called uterus where the embryo grows into a baby.
• The uterus has a narrow opening called cervix connected to another tube called vagina which opens to the outside of the body.
• Vagina receives sperms through the penis of males during copulation and passes the sperms towards the oviduct for fertilisation.