female reproductive system

the reproductive system of females

• reproductive system, genital system — organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring

• ovum, egg cell — the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
• female genitalia, female genitals, female genital organ — external female sex organs
• ovary — one of usually two organs that produce ova and (in vertebrates) secrete estrogen and progesterone
• Fallopian tube, uterine tube, oviduct — either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus
• uterus, womb — a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
• vagina — the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus
• vulva — external parts of the female genitalia
• Bartholin's gland — either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete a lubricating mucus; homologous to Cowper's gland in the male

• female body — the body of a female human being