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The reproductive system is the private parts of our bodies involved in making babies.
This section contains drawings of the reproductive system and where they are on our bodies.
People with a vagina and people with a penis have different reproductive systems.
There are no photos of real peoples private body parts on our website.
It is ok to see these drawings because you are learning about reproductive systems
Move down the page to find out more about reproductive systems
Babies are made when eggs from a uterus join with sperm.
What are these?
Eggs
Human eggs are very small, about the size of a pencil tip. They do not have a shell.
Human eggs are stored in a part of the uterus called ovaries.
Sperm
Sperm are the cells that help make a baby when they join with an egg.
They are very small and shaped like a tadpole.
Sperm can swim.
Move down the page to find out about the body parts that make a baby.
The female reproductive system has:
The vagina and cervix are also part of the female reproductive system.
Uterus
The uterus is where a baby grows when someone is pregnant. It is sometimes called the womb.
The uterus is at the top of the vagina.
Cervix
The cervix is the opening to the uterus.
It is a ring of muscle that can open to let a baby move from the uterus into the vagina when it is being born.
Vagina
The vagina is the tube that goes from the uterus to outside the body.
The vagina is made of muscle and is stretchy.
When a baby is born it comes out of the body through the vagina.
Ovaries
There are 2 ovaries, one on each side of the uterus.
The ovaries hold lots and lots of eggs.
These eggs can make a baby if they join with a sperm.
Learn more about pregnancy.
Fallopian tubes
There are 2 fallopian tubes, one on each side of the uterus.
Eggs come out of the ovaries, move along the fallopian tubes, into the uterus.
The eggs in the ovaries are very small and do not have a shell.
People with a female reproductive system are born with all of their eggs already in their ovaries.
Babies are made when eggs from the ovaries join with sperm.
Move down the page to find out about the male reproductive system.
The parts of the male reproductive system are:
Penis
The penis hangs between the legs.
The penis helps make a baby by moving sperm out of the testicles into the vagina.
Sperm comes out of the tip of the penis in a fluid called semen.
Semen looks a bit like milk.
It is called ejaculation when semen comes out the penis.
Testicles
There are 2 testicles. They hang down from the body behind the penis.
The testicles make sperm.
The testicles are inside the body. They are inside the scrotum.
Scrotum
The scrotum is the skin around the testicles.
Pubic hair grows on the scrotum.
Prostate
The prostate makes semen.
Semen is the mix of sperm and white fluid that comes out the penis when it ejaculates.
The prostate is inside the body, you cannot see it.
Sperm are very small and shaped like a tadpole.
When a sperm meets an egg it can make a baby.
Learn more.
People with a penis start making sperm at puberty.
Puberty is the time when a person starts changing from a child to an adult.
Learn more about your body and how it changes as you grow using the links below.
Find out more about bodies by looking at Body Explorer.
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