Clitoris: Clitoral hood • Clitoral glans • Frenulum clitoridis • Clitoral crura • Corpus cavernosa • Vestibular bulbs The human females reproductive system. ... The reproductive system is the ensembles and interactions of organs and/or substances within an organism that strictly pertain to reproduction. ... Ovarian follicles or Graafian follicles (after Regnier de Graaf) are the roughly spherical cell aggregations in the ovary containing an ovum and from which the egg is released during ovulation. ... In biology, folliculogenesis refers to the maturation of the ovarian follicle, a densely-packed shell of somatic cells that contains an immature oocyte. ... The corpus hemorrhagicum (bloody body) is a temporary structure formed immediately after ovulation from the ovarian follicle. ... The corpus luteum (Latin for yellow body) is a small, temporary endocrine structure in animals. ... The corpus luteum (Latin for yellow body) is a small, temporary endocrine structure in mammals that develops from an ovarian follicle after it has released a mature egg. ... The theca folliculi comprise a layer of the ovarian follicles. ... The theca externa is the outer layers of the theca folliculi. ... In biology, folliculogenesis refers to the maturation of the ovarian follicle, a densely-packed shell of somatic cells that contains an immature oocyte. ... The follicular antrum is the portion of an ovarian follicle filled with liquor folliculi. ... Follicular fluid is a liquid which fills the follicular antrum and surrounds the ovum in an ovarian follicle UIUC Histology Subject 1083 MeSH Follicular+fluid Diagram at med. ... For the structure in neuroanatomy, see Corona radiata. ... The zona pellucida (or zona striata in older texts) is a glycoprotein membrane surrounding the plasma membrane of an oocyte. ... The larger ovarian follicles consist of an external fibrovascular coat, connected with the surrounding stroma of the ovary by a net-work of bloodvessels; and an internal coat, which consists of several layers of nucleated cells, called the membrana granulosa. ... Cells in culture, stained for keratin (red) and DNA (green) The cell is the structural and functional unit of all living organisms, and are sometimes called the building blocks of life. ... // For ovary as part of plants see ovary (plants) An ovary is an egg-producing reproductive organ found in female organisms. ... Oogenesis or rarely oögenesis is the creation of an ovum (egg cell). ... The surface of the ovary is covered by a layer of columnar cells which constitutes the germinal epithelium of Waldeyer. ... On the surface of the ovary this tissue is much condensed, and forms a layer, the tunica albuginea, composed of short connective-tissue fibers, with fusiform cells between them. ... At one part of the mature follicle the cells of the membrana granulosa are collected into a mass which projects into the cavity of the follicle. ... The stroma of the ovary is a peculiar soft tissue, abundantly supplied with bloodvessels, consisting for the most part of spindle-shaped cells with a small amount of ordinary connective tissue. ... The medulla of ovary (or Zona vasculosa of Waldeyer) is a highly vascular stroma in the center of the ovary. ... The Fallopian tubes, also known as oviducts, uterine tubes, and salpinges (singular salpinx) are two very fine tubes leading from the ovaries of female mammals into the uterus. ... The first part of the uterine tube is the isthmus tubae uterinae. ... The ampulla is the second portion of the uterine tube. ... The third part of the uterine tube is the the infundibulum. ... Uterus and uterine tubes In the female reproductive system, the fimbria is a fringe of tissue near the ovary leading to the Fallopian tube. ... The broad ligament of the uterus refers to the wide fold of peritoneum that connects the sides of the uterus to the walls and floor of the pelvis. ... At first the mesonephros and genital ridge are suspended by a common mesentery, but as the embryo grows the genital ridge gradually becomes pinched off from the mesonephros, with which it is at first continuous, though it still remains connected to the remnant of this body by a fold of... The portion of the broad ligament which stretches from the uterine tube to the level of the ovary is known by the name of the mesosalpinx. ... The mesometrium is the mesentery of the uterus. ... 1. ... The ovarian ligament (also called the utero-ovarian ligament or proper ovarian ligament) is a fibrous ligament that connects the ovary to the lateral surface of the uterus. ... The suspensory ligament of the ovary (also infundibulopelvic ligament) is a fold of peritoneum that surrounds the ovarian artery and vein as they extend out from the ovary. ... The cardinal ligament (or lateral cervical ligament) is at the base of the broad ligament of the uterus (though it is not usually considered on of the three traditional divisions of that ligament. ... This article is about female reproductive anatomy. ... The cervix (from Latin neck) is the lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina. ... The external orifice of the uterus (or ostium of uterus, or external os) is a small, depressed, somewhat circular aperture on the rounded extremity of the vaginal portion of the cervix. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The internal orifice of the uterus (or internal orifice of the cervix uteri or internal os) is a interior narrowing of the uterine cavity. ... The Cavity of the Body in the uterus is a mere slit, flattened antero-posteriorly. ... The fundus of the uterus is the top portion opposite from the cervix. ... The endometrium is the inner membrane of the mammalian uterus. ... The myometrium is the middle layer of the uterine wall consisting of smooth muscle cells and supporting stromal and vascular tissue. ... Uterus and uterine tubes The perimetrium is the outer serosa layer of the uterus, covered in peritoneum. ... The external genital organs of the female are collectively known as the vulva (plural vulvae or vulvas)[1]. In common speech, the term vagina is often used improperly to refer to the vulva or female genitals generally, even though, strictly speaking, the vagina is a specific internal structure, whereas the... In human anatomy or in mammals in general, the mons pubis (Latin, pubic mound), also known simply as the mons, is the soft mound of flesh present in both genders just above the genitals, raised above the surrounding area due to a pad of fat lying just beneath it which... This article is about the part of the female external genitalia. ... Labial commissures are junctions of the labia majora and labia minora, with one pair for the labia majora and one pair for the labia minora. ... Labial commissures are junctions of the labia majora and labia minora, with one pair for the labia majora and one pair for the labia minora. ... In female human anatomy, the frenulum labiorum pudendi (aka. ... Parts of a vulva The external genital organs of the female are collectively known as the vulva (also sometimes called the pudenda). ... The cleft of venus or pudendal cleft is the furrow at the base of the mons veneris where it divides to form the labia majora. ... The labia minora (nymphae) are two small cutaneous folds, situated between the labia majora, and extending from the clitoris obliquely downward, lateralward, and backward for about 4 cm. ... The Vulval vestibule (or Vulvar vestibule) is a part of the vulva between the labia minora that the urethra and the vagina open into. ... The interlabial sulci are the grooves between the labia majora and the labia minora. ... The clitoris is a sexual organ that is present in biologically female mammals. ... In a female human anatomy, the clitoral hood, (also called preputium clitoridis and clitoral prepuce), is a fold of skin that surrounds and protects the clitoral glans. ... The Clitoral Glans is an external portion of the clitoris. ... The Frenulum clitoridis (also known as the Crus glandis clitoridis) is a frenulum that surrounds the clitoris. ... The clitoral crura are an internal portion of the clitoris. ... The clitoris is homologous to the corpus cavernosum penis in the male. ... The Vestibular Bulbs, also known as the Clitoral Bulbs, are an internal part of the Clitoris next to the clitoral body, clitoral crura, urethra, urethral sponge, and vagina. ...