FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Anatomy of Female Reproductive System Female reproductive organs Ovaries Uterine tubes Uterus Vagina External genital organs Mammary glands

External Genitalia

Female Reproductive System

Female Reproductive System Fallopian Tubes Uterus Uterine Cycle Menses Destruction of superficial layer of endometrium Proliferative phase Starts after mense completed, repair process Secretory phase Time of ovulation, peaks 12 days after ovulation

Female Reproductive System Ovaries - ♀ gonads Oogenesis Ovarian Cycle Formation of primary Follicle Formation of Secondary Follicle Enlarges rapidly Formation of Tertiary (Antral) Follicle 10-14 days after start of ovarian cycle Ovulation Egg release Formation and Degeneration of the Corpus Luteum Unless pregnancy occurs, degenerates

Follicular Development: Ovarian Cycle

Sperm Cell Movement

Fertility and pregnancy

The Uterus

Mammary Glands Organs of milk production located within mammae or breasts Consist of glandular lobes and adipose tissue Cooper’s ligaments support the breasts

Fig. 58.6 Early development of breast epithelium.

Fig. 58. 1B A, The macroscopic structure of the breast Fig. 58.1B A, The macroscopic structure of the breast. B, Changes during lactation.

Fig. 57.2 Anatomical territories of cutaneous blood vessels on the lateral trunk. (By permission from Cormack GC, Lamberty BGH 1994 The Arterial Anatomy of Skin Flaps, 2nd edn. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.)

Fig. 58.4 Lymph vessels of the breast and the axillary lymph nodes.