Short answer: I can't put a picture into the chat, but here is a correct labelled scheme of the system plus the order in which to draw it on paper — it's the same on any sheet.
┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐
│ OVARY (1) │ │ OVARY (1) │
└──────┬───────┘ └──────┬───────┘
│ │
┌──────┴───────┐ ┌──────┴───────┐
│ OVIDUCT (2) │ │ OVIDUCT (2) │
└──────┬───────┘ └──────┬───────┘
└────────────┬────────────┘
│
┌─────────┴──────────┐
│ UTERUS (3) │
│ (womb) │
└─────────┬──────────┘
│
┌─────────┴──────────┐
│ CERVIX (4) │
└─────────┬──────────┘
│
┌─────────┴──────────┐
│ VAGINA (5) │
└────────────────────┘
How to build the drawing step by step
- Axis first. Draw a light vertical midline — the whole system is symmetrical, and this line keeps the uterus, cervix and vagina in a row.
- Uterus (3). An upside-down pear: a broad rounded top (fundus) about 5 cm wide, narrowing downwards, total about 7 × 5 × 2.5 cm. It sits in the middle, tilted slightly forward.
- Cervix (4). A short cylinder about 2.5 cm long under the uterus; its lower part bulges into the top of the vagina.
- Vagina (5). A flattened muscular canal 7–8 cm long going down from the cervix; draw two slightly wavy lines to suggest the folds (rugae).
- Oviducts / fallopian tubes (2). Two curved tubes about 10 cm, leaving the upper corners of the uterus, arching up and outward, then bending down. At the free end draw the fimbriae — a small fringe of finger-like projections.
- Ovaries (1). Two almond-shaped bodies about 3 × 2 × 1.5 cm, one on each side, placed just below and behind the fimbriae. They are not fused to the tube — keep a small gap and add the ovarian ligament.
- Labels. Straight horizontal lines to the right of the drawing, no crossing lines, full names: ovary, oviduct (fallopian tube), uterus, cervix, vagina.
Why it looks like this (so you can reason, not memorise)
| Part | Position in the scheme | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Ovary | lateral, paired | produces oocytes and hormones |
| Oviduct | between ovary and uterus | carries the oocyte; fertilisation happens here |
| Uterus | central, pear-shaped | implantation and development of the embryo |
| Cervix | between uterus and vagina | gateway, produces mucus |
| Vagina | lowest | copulation and birth canal |
The path of the egg runs ovary → fimbriae → oviduct → uterus, so the parts are drawn in that order from the outside inwards.
Check your result
- two ovaries and two oviducts, mirror-symmetric about the midline;
- uterus pear-shaped with a rounded fundus on top, not a straight tube;
- fimbriae present and not touching the ovary;
- cervix present between uterus and vagina;
- all five labels, spelled correctly.
If the teacher asks for a sagittal section, add the bladder in front of the uterus, the rectum behind it, and the pubic symphysis at the front.