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It is really important to get to know the different parts of your body and understand their function in their healthy state. Knowing the parts of your reproductive system could help you detect any abnormalities or changes that may occur and for which you might need to see a doctor (i.e Abnormal secretions/bleeding, lumps on breasts/penis etc.). This will also allow you to take more informed decisions regarding your sexual health and relationships.
Female reproductive system
- Breasts: Breasts are organs contain the mammary glands, which secrete milk used to feed infants.
- Vagina: The vagina is a canal that joins the uterus to the outside of the body. It also is known as the birth canal as it is where the baby will pass during child birth. The vagina is also where the penis enters during intercourse.
- Uterus (womb): The uterus is a hollow, pear-shaped organ that is the home to a developing baby. The lower part of the uterus is called the cervix; it is the passage that connects the uterus to the vagina. A channel through the cervix allows sperm to enter and menstrual blood to exit, also the channel through which the baby goes during child birth.
- Ovaries: The ovaries are two small, oval-shaped organs that are located on either side of the uterus. The ovaries contain the eggs that get released after ripening. Producing female hormones is the other function of the ovaries.
- Fallopian tubes: These are narrow tubes between the ovaries and the upper part of the uterus and serve as tunnels for the eggs to travel from the ovaries to the uterus. Conception, the fertilization of an egg by a sperm, normally occurs in the fallopian tubes. The fertilized egg then moves to the uterus, where it implants to the uterine wall.
Male Reproductive System
- Penis: The penis is the male organ for sexual intercourse. There is a hole at the end of the penis, called the urethra, through which both urine and semen (a whitish liquid containing the sperm -see testes). The skin at the end of the penis is called foreskin and is in some cases removed during childhood.
- Scrotum: The scrotum is the loose pouch-like sac of skin that hangs behind the penis. It contains the testicles, as well as many nerves and blood vessels
- Testicles (testes): The testes are oval shaped lumps of tissue in which the sperm cells and male hormones are produced. Most men have two testes. Often one is lower the other and they are not always of equal size.
- Prostate: this is an organ produces the semen fluid. In elderly man the prostate might grow, causing urinating problems.
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