By: Crystal Cerda Clinical Rotation Block 6

Objective  Describe the functions of both male and female.  Note taking  Fill in the blank diagram  Test

Function  The main function for the Reproductive System is the creation of new life.  Males: To produce, maintain & transport the sperm, discharge sperm within the female reproductive tract and produce and secret male sex hormones.  Female: Production of menstrual cycle, create ovaries for conception, create a nourishing habitat for the fetus when a baby is in the womb and after it’s born.

Male  Produce about 100 million sperms daily.  it is essential to have a lower body temperature to produce the sperm or else high temperature kills the sperm.  Sperm lives inside the body about 4-5 days.  Organs are located in the outer part of the body.  Sperm production starts to diminish as testosterone levels start to decrease later in life.  Produce sperm throughout their life time.  Their physician specialist are called Urologist.

Female  They have about 2 million egg cells when born.  Before puberty they are left with 300, ,000 egg cells.  Ovulation occurs every 28 days.  Egg cells last about hours after ovulation  Organs are located in the inner part of the body.  Over a period 5-8 years, menstrual cycles become irregular then infrequent until they stop all together.  Their physician specialist are called Gynecologist.

Conception  It requires both male and female for the human reproduction to take place.  Both male and female requires about ½ and ½ to contribute genetic material.  It only takes about one sperm to fertilize an egg.  The egg cell gets fertilized in the females fallopian tube then travels down to the uterus where the placenta and baby are formed.

Gender before and after birth  The male’s genetic chromosome determines the baby’s sex.  The gender of an embryo can be determined by 20 weeks into pregnancy  Characteristics of gender won’t be noticeable after childhood.

Additional information  The shape of the uterus is pear-shaped.  The shape of the prostate gland is doughnut- shaped.

Male Diagram

Female Diagram

Diagram Answers Answers for male reproductive system: Answers for female reproductive system:  A Median section through the male pelvis B Anterior view of the male reproductive tract 1 Vas deferens 2 Seminal vesicle 3 Prostate gland 4 Cowper's glands 5 Epididymis 6 Testis 7 Scrotum 8 Penis 9 Pubic symphysis 10 Bladder 11 UrethraProstate gland  A Median section through the female pelvis B Anterior view of female reproductive tract 1 Ovary 2 Fallopian tube 3 Uterus 3a Cervix 4 Vagina 5 Clitoris 5a Prepuce 6 Labia magora 7 Labia minora 8 Pubic symphysis 9 Bladder 10 Anus 11 PerineumOvaryBladder