The Female Genital Organs

The female genital organs (Organa genitalia feminina) are: (1) The two ovaries, the essential reproductive glands, in which the ova are produced; (2) the uterine or Fallopian tubes, which convey the ova to the uterus; (3) the uterus, in which the ovum develops; (4) the vagina, a dilatable passage through which the fœtus is expelled from the uterus; (5) the vulva, the terminal segment of the genital tract, which serves also for the expulsion of the urine; (6) the mammary glands, which are glands of the skin, but are so closely associated functionally with the generative organs proper as to be described with them.