#female_body the body of a female human being
supertype: #human_body__humanbody__physical_body__material_body__soma__build__figure__physique__anatomy__shape__bod__chassis__frame__form__flesh alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
subtype: #woman's_body the body of an adult woman
part of: #female_person
part: #female_reproductive_system the reproductive system of females
part: #ovum__egg_cell__eggcell the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
part: #female_genitalia__female_genitals__female_genital_organ external female sex organs
part: #vagina the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus; "the vagina receives the penis during coitus"; "the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus"
part: #vaginal_artery__vaginalartery__arteria_vaginalis__arteriavaginali a branch of the internal iliac that provides blood for the vagina and the base of the bladder and the rectum
part: #urethral_orifice__external_orifice the orifice through which urine is discharged
part: #hymen__maidenhead__virginal_membrane a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin
part: #ovary one of usually two organs that produce ova and (in vertebrates) secrete estrogen and progesterone
part: #ovarian_artery__ovarianartery__arteria_ovarica__arteriaovarica the artery that branches from the aorta and supplies blood to the ovaries
part: #Graafian_follicle a vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg
part: #corpus_luteum yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum
part: #Fallopian_tube__uterine_tube__uterinetube either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus
part: #uterus__womb a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
part: #uterine_cervix__uterinecervix__cervix__cervix_uteri necklike opening to the uterus
part: #uterine_artery__uterineartery__arteria_uterina__arteriauterina a branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies the uterus and the upper part of the vagina
part: #Fallopian_tube__uterine_tube__uterinetube either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus
part: #uterine_cavity__uterinecavity the space inside the uterus between the cervical canal and the Fallopian tubes
part: #endometrium the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition
part: #myometrium the smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus
part: #placenta the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus
part: #caul__veil__embryonic_membrane__embryonicmembrane the inner embryonic membrane of higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
part: #vagina the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus; "the vagina receives the penis during coitus"; "the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus"
part: #vulva external parts of the female genitalia
part: #vena_labialis__labial_vein veins draining the lips of the vulva
part: #urethra duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct
part: #urethral_orifice__external_orifice the orifice through which urine is discharged
part: #urethral_sphincter__musculus_sphincter_urethrae a striated sphincter muscle that constricts the urethra
part: #mons_veneris__mons__mons_pubis a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women
part: #labium any of the four lip-shaped folds of the female vulva
part: #labia_majora__labiamajora the two outer folds of the vulva
part: #pudendal_cleft__urogenital_cleft__rima_pudendi__rima_vulvae__pudendal_cleavage__pudendal_slit__vulvar_slit the fissure between the labia majora
part: #labia_minora__labiaminora the two inner folds of the vulva
part: #vestibule_of_the_vagina the space between the labia minora containing the orifice of the urethra
part: #clitoris__clit__button a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
part: #glans_clitoridis small mass of erectile tissue at the end of the body of the clitoris
part: #foreskin__prepuce a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
part: #Bartholin's_gland either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete a lubricating mucus; homologous to Cowper's gland in the male
part: #female_genitalia__female_genitals__female_genital_organ external female sex organs
part: #female_internal_reproductive_organ the reproductive organs of a woman
part: #female_chest the chest of a woman
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