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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |A diagram of the '''female reproductive system'''.
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |A [[diagram]] showing the '''ovaries''' in the [[Female Reproductive System]].
 
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===About the Ovary===
 
===About the Ovary===

Revision as of 10:14, 19 September 2018

Key Stage 3

Meaning

The ovary is an organ in the Female Reproductive System which produces and stores the egg cells.

ReproductiveSystemOvary.png
A diagram showing the ovaries in the Female Reproductive System.

About the Ovary

There are two ovaries in a female.
The ovaries release one ovum every 28 days.
Each ovary takes a turn to release the ovum each month, but in some female humans both ovaries release an ovum at the same time which can lead to twins.