At the lower end of the uterus is the cervix, a narrow opening. It is through the cervix that the sperm traveled on their way to the egg cell. Connecting the cervix to the outside of the body is the vagina. The vagina is made up of muscular tissue. It is into the vagina that sperm are ejaculated from the penis. Also, the vagina is the birth canal, through which the infant passes as it leaves the mother’s body during childbirth. Unlike in males, the reproductive pathway in females is not combined with the pathway for excretion. The urethra, through which urine passes from the urinary bladder, ends.
