Ovary
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Ovaries (one Ovary) are organs found in female organisms. Most vertebrates have them. They are part of the reproductive system. Usually animals have two ovaries.Birds usually have only one working ovary, snakes have one ovary in front of the other.
Ovaries have two purposes:
- Produce female sex hormones
- Produce egg cells used for reproduction (to make babies)
Male organisms have testes.
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Reproductive system (edit) |
Female: Cervix | Clitoris | Clitoral hood | Fallopian tubes | Bartholin's glands | G-spot | Hymen | Labium | Mammary glands | Ovaries | Skene's glands | Urethra | Uterus | Vagina | Vulva |
Male: Urethra | Testes | Scrotum | Penis | Spermatic cord | Epididymis | Seminiferous tubules | Sertoli cell | Rete testis | Vas deferens | Seminal vesicles | Ejaculatory duct | Corpus cavernosum | Glans penis | Foreskin | Frenulum | Prostate | Bulbourethral glands |