ovaries

     

An ovary is an ovum-proucing reproductive organ found in female organisms. It is often found in pairs as part of the vertebrate female reproductive system. Ovaries in females are homologous to testes in males. The term gonads refers to the ovaries in females and testes in males.

Trivia about ovaries

  • These organs that produce eggs stop functioning as glands between ages 45 & 55
  • The Graafian follicles of these glands contain the female reproductive cells
  • When a woman is born, these reproductive organs contain about 2 million potential eggs
  • When a veterinarian spays your dog, she removes these organs
  • In most women after age 50, these egg-producing organs stop functioning
  • As their name suggests, these female reproductive organs produce the eggs
  • Estrogen & progesterone are hormones produced by these glands
  • They're the reproductive organs in which eggs develop in women

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