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Discuss the female reproductive system in detail.

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  • The female reproductive system mainly consists of a pair of ovaries, oviducts or fallopian tubes, uterus and vagina.
  • Ovary is the main reproductive organ in the female reproductive system which produces the female gamete (egg/ovum).
  • On top of the ovaries, there are some finger-like projections called fimbriae.
  • These fimbriae open into long tube like structures, around 10-12 cm long known as oviducts or fallopian tubes.
  • On either side, these fallopian tubes join into an inverted pear shaped muscular pouch in the centre, resting on the urinary bladder called the uterus.
  • The uterus opens into a short canal called cervix and finally it leads into an elastic long tube structure called the vagina.

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