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    The female reproductive system includes the vagina, cervix, uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. The vagina leads to the cervix and uterus. The ovaries produce eggs and hormones. Each month one egg is released during ovulation and can be fertilized, implanting in the uterus' lining. If implantation occurs, the placenta will develop to nourish the growing fetus as it develops over three trimesters from a fertilized egg into a baby ready for delivery.

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    The female reproductive system includes the vagina, cervix, uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. The vagina leads to the cervix and uterus. The ovaries produce eggs and hormones. Each month one egg is released during ovulation and can be fertilized, implanting in the uterus' lining. If implantation occurs, the placenta will develop to nourish the growing fetus as it develops over three trimesters from a fertilized egg into a baby ready for delivery.

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    The female reproductive system includes the vagina, cervix, uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. The vagina leads to the cervix and uterus. The ovaries produce eggs and hormones. Each month one egg is released during ovulation and can be fertilized, implanting in the uterus' lining. If implantation occurs, the placenta will develop to nourish the growing fetus as it develops over three trimesters from a fertilized egg into a baby ready for delivery.

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    Anatomy and Physiology of Female Reproductive System 1

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    The female reproductive system includes the vagina, cervix, uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. The vagina leads to the cervix and uterus. The ovaries produce eggs and hormones. Each month one egg is released during ovulation and can be fertilized, implanting in the uterus' lining. If implantation occurs, the placenta will develop to nourish the growing fetus as it develops over three trimesters from a fertilized egg into a baby ready for delivery.

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    The document discusses the anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive system as well as the stages of pregnancy and the menstrual cycle.

    The main organs are the vagina, cervix, uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes.

    During the first trimester the embryo implants and major organs begin developing. In the second trimester the fetus grows and develops further. In the third trimester the fetus continues growing and developing until birth.

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    Anatomy and Physiology

    • Vagina: A muscular passageway that leads from the vulva (external genitalia) to the cervix.

    • Cervix: A small hole at the end of the vagina through which sperm passes into the uterus. Also

    serves as a protective barrier for the uterus. During childbirth, the cervix dilates (widens) to permit the

    baby to descend from the uterus into the vagina for birth.

    • Uterus: A hollow organ that houses the baby during pregnancy. During childbirth, the uterine

    muscles contract to push out the baby. Each month, unless a fetus has been conceived, the uterine wall

    sheds its lining (see The Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation below).

    • Ovaries: Two organs that produce hormones and store eggs. Each ovary releases one egg per

    month.

    • Fallopian tubes: Muscular tubes that eggs released from the ovaries must traverse to reach the

    uterus.

    The Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation

    Each month a woman’s body goes through a menstrual cycle. A woman can become pregnant only during

    ovulation, a several-day phase in the middle of the menstrual cycle when one of the ovaries releases an egg.

    1
    If the ovulated egg is fertilized by a man’s sperm following sexual intercourse, it will implant in the

    endometrium, the lining of the uterus that becomes the placenta during pregnancy. The placenta nurtures the

    fertilized egg as it develops and grows into a baby.

    Female Anatomy

    Events Weeks of Pregnancy

    1st Trimester

    The woman's last period before 0


    fertilization occurs.

    Fertilization occurs. 2

    The fertilized egg (zygote) begins to


    develop into a hollow ball of cells
    called the blastocyst.

    The blastocyst implants in the wall of 3


    uterus.The amniotic sac begins to
    form.

    The area that will become the brain 5


    and spinal cord (neural tube) begins to
    develop.

    The heart and major blood vessels are 6


    developing. The beating heart can be
    seen during ultrasonography.

    The beginnings of arms and legs 7


    appear.

    Bones and muscles form. The face and 9


    neck develop.

    Brain waves can be detected.

    The skeleton is formed. Fingers and


    toes are fully defined.

    2
    The kidneys begin to function. 10

    Almost all organs are completely


    formed.

    The fetus can move and respond to


    touch (when prodded through the
    woman's abdomen).

    The woman has gained some weight,


    and her abdomen may be slightly
    enlarged.

    2nd Trimester

    The fetus's sex can be identified. 14

    The fetus can hear.

    The fetus's fingers can grasp. The 16


    fetus moves more vigorously, so that
    the mother can feel it.

    The fetus's body begins to fill out as


    fat is deposited beneath the skin. Hair
    appears on the head and skin.
    Eyebrows and eyelashes are present.

    The placenta is fully formed. 20

    The fetus has a chance of survival 24


    outside the uterus.

    The woman begins to gain weight


    more rapidly.

    3rd Trimester

    The fetus is active, changing positions 25


    often.

    The lungs continue to mature.

    The fetus's head moves into position


    for delivery.

    On average, the fetus is about 20


    inches long and weighs about 7
    pounds. The woman's enlarged
    abdomen causes the navel to bulge.

    Delivery 37-42

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