1. The reproductive system is an unique system in your body.
It wasn't working when you were born, and you can live
without it. This system has one function : making life.
2. The female reproductive system is cradled within the bones of
the pelvis.
3. The uterus, or womb, is the place where the baby grows and develops.
In a non-pregnant state it's as small as your fist, but it can stretch to the
size of a basketball during pregnancy.
4. These are the two tubes on either side of the uterus. The egg released from the ovary travels through
these tubes to reach the uterus.
5. You need one egg from Mom and one sperm from Dad to start the process of Fertilization.
In this process the sperm penetrates the egg and the embryo begins to form. The embryo
develops into a baby.
6. Did you know that human ovaries contain around 400,000 eggs right from the time of birth?
Of these many eggs, only 300 to 400 get released, and 3 to 4 get fertilized.
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8. The egg is sa small as a pencil dot, but it's over 84,000 times bigger than a sperm!
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