Female Reproductive System Terminology, Diseases and Conditions
The female reproductive system consists of the following: vulva which is the female external genitalia, labia majora, labia minora, the labia are the outer lips of the vagina and the vulva is the whole thing together from the outside, vaginal orifice, urethral orifice, hymen which is a layer that ruptures when a female has intercourse for the first time, the clitoris which is a small structure that gets hard upon erection in women, Bartholin's glands on both sides of the vagina that produce fluid, the ovaries which are the female gonads and there are two of those. The product of the ovaries is the ova. The activities of the ovaries are controlled by the pituitary and ovarian hormones. The ovaries use chemical feedback to balance.