ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -A girl’s gonads, the ovaries (OH-vuh-reez), are in her pelvis. They make eggs and secrete the female hormones estrogen (ESS-truh-jen) and progesterone (pro-JESS-tuh-rone). Estrogen is involved when a girl starts puberty.

Detailed explanation-2: -But both sexes have gonads: In females the gonads are the ovaries, which make female gametes (eggs). The male gonads make male gametes (sperm).

Detailed explanation-3: -The female gonads are the ovaries, which are located on each side of the uterus in the pelvic cavity. Estrogen and progesterone stimulate the development of glandular tissue and ducts in the breast.

Detailed explanation-4: -Two groups of female sex hormones are produced in the ovaries, the estrogens and progesterone. These steroid hormones contribute to the development and function of the female reproductive organs and sex characteristics.

Detailed explanation-5: -A gonad, sex gland, or reproductive gland is a mixed gland that produces the gametes and sex hormones of an organism. Female reproductive cells are egg cells, and male reproductive cells are sperm. The male gonad, the testicle, produces sperm in the form of spermatozoa. The female gonad, the ovary, produces egg cells.