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The Female Reproductive System!

The Female Reproductive System!. Anatomy of the female body!. Ovaries Fallopian tubes Uterus Cervix Vagina Urethra. Ovulation Eggs/Ovules Menstruation. Structures of the female reproductive system:. Ovaries. Female sex gland Produce eggs Produce hormones (ex: estrogen). ovary.

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The Female Reproductive System!

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  1. The Female Reproductive System! Anatomy of the female body!

  2. Ovaries Fallopian tubes Uterus Cervix Vagina Urethra Ovulation Eggs/Ovules Menstruation Structures of the female reproductive system:

  3. Ovaries • Female sex gland • Produce eggs • Produce hormones (ex: estrogen) ovary

  4. The Ovaries • Partner 1 turn to partner 2 and explain why ovaries are important in the female body.

  5. Fallopian Tubes • Tubes which lead from ovary to uterus • Sperm fertilize eggs here • End of tube called fimbria (looks like fingers) • Fimbria catch the egg and draw it into the tube

  6. Fallopian Tubes • Partner 2 explain to partner 1 where the fallopian tubes begin and where they end. • What get fertilized in the fallopian tubes?

  7. Uterus • Where fertilized egg implants (sticks) • Baby develops here until birth • Size of a small pear • Lining sheds during menstruation uterus

  8. Uterus • Name two functions of the uterus (partners) • Could a women have a baby without a uterus?

  9. Cervix • “Mouth of the uterus” • Boundary between vagina and uterus • Must open or “dilate” to deliver baby

  10. Cervix • This part of the female reproductive system is between the ________ and the ___________. (partner 1)

  11. Vagina • “birth canal” • Passage that leads from the cervix to the outside of the body • Baby exits body through this canal during birth

  12. Vagina • Otherwise known as the _________ ___________. (partner 2)

  13. Clitoris • Female sexual sense organ • Right above urethra and vagina

  14. Clitoris • This is the _________ part of the reproductive system. (partner 1)

  15. Urethra • Tube that carries urine from bladder out of body

  16. Urethra • _________ sounds like the word urine. (partner 2)

  17. Ovulation • Process in which an egg matures in the ovary, and is then released • On average happens once every 28 days • Ovulation times get more regular/predictable after puberty for many women

  18. Ovules/Eggs • Female sex cells • Women are born with all the eggs they will ever have in their ovaries • Eggs mature as needed in the ovaries before being released

  19. Ovulation Video • http://www.icyou.com/video-source/doctors-and-experts/3d-medical-animation-ovulation

  20. Menstruation • Lining of uterus sheds through vagina • Unfertilized egg carried out with lining

  21. Menstruation (period) • What sheds? (both partners) • How often? (both partners)

  22. What do you know now?

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