The Female Reproductive System of a Mammal

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The female reproductive system consists of ovaries, oviducts, uterus, vagina and vulva. 

There are two ova-shaped ovaries situated below each kidney. The ovary produces the female gamete called the ovum/egg, female sex hormonesHormones are chemical messengers produced by glands in the endocrine system that regulate various functions in the body by traveling through the bloodstream to target organs and tissues. They play crucial... More called oestrogen and progesterone which make the wall of the uterus thicken and become suitable for fertilized ovum.

It also influences the development of secondary sexual characteristics in females. 

Each ovary is held in position by ligaments, close to the ovary is a funnel-shaped structure known as the fallopian funnel which receives the ovum . 

The fallopian funnel leads to the fallopian tube or oviduct (9-15 cm long). The fertilized egg passes through the tube from the ovary . The fallopian tube or oviduct is the site of fertilization.

The oviduct opens into a wide muscular tube called the uterus or womb . The implantationImplantation is the embedding of the blastocyst into the endometrium of the uterus. Implantation begins about the 7th day after fertilisation of ovum and it takes about 3 days for the... More of fertilized ovum takes place in the uterus. It receives and cares for