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6. The uterus is a muscular organ, which gives mechanical protection and nutritional
support to the developing fetus during pregnancy.
7. The female reproductive hormones, estrogen and progesterone, direct the maturation of
ova in the ovaries, the release of an ovum (ovulation), and the thickening of the
endometrium (the fatty lining of the uterus). If fertilization of the ovum and pregnancy
does not result, the endometrium is shed as the menstrual flow.
8. The vagina functions as a passageway for elimination of the menstrual flow; it receives
the penis during sexual intercourse; and it forms the lower portion of the birth canal.
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