GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Ovaries: They are the ductless reproductive glands found only in females and is found in pair. It is the part of the female reproductive system that generates the reproductive cells, that is, the egg cells or the oocytes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ovary is the primary female sex organ which produces ovum during menstrual cycle and act as an endocrine gland in producing hormone like estrogen and progesterone. This gland is absent in males.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ovaries are small, oval-shaped glands located on either side of your uterus. They produce and store your eggs (also called ovum) and make hormones that control your menstrual cycle and pregnancy. During ovulation, one of your ovaries releases an egg.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most people think of the gonads as the male testicles. But both sexes have gonads: In females the gonads are the ovaries, which make female gametes (eggs). The male gonads make male gametes (sperm). When a baby girl is born, her ovaries contain hundreds of thousands of eggs, which stay inactive until puberty begins.

Detailed explanation-5: -The endocrine glands are the same in both male and females except for the reproductive glands, the testes in males and ovaries in females.