sagittal section![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Front-to-back vertical section on the median line of the body.
fallopian tube ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Canal through which the egg travels from the ovary to the uterus. Fertilization of the egg by the spermatozoon normally takes place in the upper section of the tube.
ovary ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Female genital gland that produces eggs and the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone.
pouch of Douglas ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Small pouch formed by the fold of the peritoneum between the rectum and the uterus.
cervix of uterus ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Lower narrow section of the uterus through which it connects with the vagina.
rectum ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Terminal section of the large intestine preceding the anus.
vagina ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Muscular canal located between the neck of the uterus and the vulva enabling copulation.
buttock ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Fleshy part consisting mostly of muscles located at the base of the back.
anus ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Terminal orifice of the digestive tract enabling ejection of fecal matter.
thigh ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Section of the leg between the hip and the knee; it contains many powerful muscles.
labia majora ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Thick cutaneous hairy folds of the vulva protecting the vaginal orifice.
labia minora ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Mucous folds of the vulva located between the labia majora.
urethra ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Membranous canal enabling evacuation of urine from the bladder.
clitoris ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Small erectile organ at the anterior section of the vulva constituting a major erogenous zone.
symphysis pubis ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Slightly movable fibrocartilaginous joint connecting the two pubes (anterior part of the two iliac bones).
mons pubis ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Middle protuberance of the pubis made of adipose tissues and covered with hair at puberty.
urinary bladder ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Muscular reservoir where urine from the kidneys collects before being evacuated through the urethra.
uterovesical pouch ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Small pouch formed by the fold of the peritoneum between the uterus and the bladder.
uterus ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Hollow muscular organ receiving the egg and, once fertilized, enabling its development and expulsion at the end of pregnancy.
abdominal cavity ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Lower portion of the trunk containing the majority of the organs of the digestive, urinary and genital systems.
peritoneum ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Resistant membrane covering the internal walls and organs of the abdominal cavity and maintaining its shape.