Uterus About the size and shape of an inverted pear, the uterus is a hollow organ lined with a specialized layer endometrial tissue that thickens and is shed each month during the menstrual period. Fertilized ova, or embryos, implant themselves here and grow. In most women, the uterus tilts forward, forming almost a right angle to the vagina and resting on the bladder. Nearby are the ovaries, two small oval organs on their own supportive bands of ligament. The egg is reached for by a fallopian tube's projections and drawn into the tube.
Conception occurs when a man's sperm meets and fertilizes the egg in the fallopian tube.
Female pelvic organs. The interior of each breast is divided into several sections called lobes, which are further subdivided into lobules. Each lobule contains milk-secreting glands cushioned by fat and fibrous connective tissue. An intricate system of tiny ducts arran ged like tree branches carries the milk produced by the glands to a collecting chamber immediately below the nipple. The entire breast is richly supplied with blood vessels, as well as sensory nerves that make them exceptionally sensitive.