To Register Healthcare professionals and scientists have carefully prepared this ALtruis Biomedical Network-affiliated site, intended for informational purposes only . Anatomically, the female reproductive system consists of essential and accessory organs. The ovaries are essential to the production of eggs and hormones that initiate female secondary sexual characteristics and maintain normal reproductive function. The vagina opens to the exterior in association with the external genitalia.
Accessory glands participate in normal reproductive function.
These include glands that produce mucus to lubricate the vagina and urethral opening. Ovaries These small oval-shaped glands are located on either side of the uterus supported by several ligaments. The cortex contains supportive cells, blood vessels, and developing follicles. The medulla contains connective tissue , smooth muscle , blood and lymph vessels and nerves. Nerves, blood vessels and connective tissue are found in the innermost portion, the hilum.