@inbook{bibcite_7876, keywords = {Bulbourethral, Cervical, Fallopian Tubes, M{\"u}llerian ducts, Ovary, Uterus, Vagina, Vestibular}, author = {Juan Andr{\'e}s Ram{\'\i}rez-Gonz{\'a}lez and Ricardo Vaamonde-Lemos and Joao Sabino Cunha-Filho and Alex C. Varghese and R. James Swanson}, editor = {Diana Vaamonde and Stefan S du Plessis and Ashok Agarwal}, title = {Overview of the Female Reproductive System}, abstract = {The female reproductive system is described from its gross anatomical, histological, and physiological perspectives. The gross and microscopic anatomical structures described in this chapter ainclude (1) the primary reproductive gland, that is, the ovary; (2) the secondary reproductive glands, that is, bulbourethral, cervical, and vestibular; and (3) the tubular structures developing from the paramesonephric ducts (M{\"u}llerian ducts), that is, fallopian (uterian or ovarian) tubes, uterus, and vagina. The physiology of the female reproductive system describes how these various anatomical structures interact in a normal reproductively fertile adult woman. This function necessarily includes the reproductive portion of the hypothalamus and pituitary (hypophysis) gland.}, year = {2016}, journal = {Exercise and Human Reproduction: Induced Fertility Disorders and Possible Therapies}, pages = {19-46}, month = {2016}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {New York, NY}, isbn = {978-1-4939-3402-7}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3402-7_2}, language = {en}, }