1. Ch. 18 – Male/Female Reproduction
Lesson 3 – The Female Reproductive System
Ch. 18 – Male/Female Reproduction

2. Ch. 18 – Male/Female Reproduction
Lesson 3 – The Female Reproductive System
Ch. 18 – Male/Female Reproduction
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3. The Female Reproductive System

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5. The Female Reproductive System
External Organs:
Vulva – external female reproductive organs consisting of the mons pubic, labia minora, labia majora, vaginal opening, and clitoris

6. The Female Reproductive System
Internal Organs:
Ovaries –
Produce female sex cells –
Produce female sex hormones –
Fallopian Tubes –
female sex glands
ovum (egg)
progesterone
estrogen
tubes that extend from each ovary to the uterus; site of fertilization

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8. The Female Reproductive System
Internal Organs:
Uterus –
Cervix –
Vagina –
holds and nourishes a fetus
neck of the uterus; keeps fetus in uterus
elastic, muscle-lines tube; birth canal
3-4 inches long (avg)

9. The Female Reproductive System

10. The Female Reproductive System
The Menstrual Cycle
Stages of the Menstrual cycle (avg. 28 day cycle)
Stage 1 (days 1-4)
Menstruation – release of the endometrium
(uterine lining)

11. The Female Reproductive System
The Menstrual Cycle

12. The Female Reproductive System
The Menstrual Cycle
Stages of the Menstrual cycle (avg. 28 day cycle)
Stage 1 (days 1-4) Menstruation – release of the endometrium (uterine lining)
Stage 2 (days 5-13)
uterine lining is thin and the hormone FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone) stimulates egg to mature in an ovary

13. The Female Reproductive System
The Menstrual Cycle

14. The Female Reproductive System
The Menstrual Cycle
Stages of the Menstrual cycle (avg. 28 day cycle)
Stage 1 (days 1-4) Menstruation – release of the endometrium (uterine lining)
Stage 2 (days 5-13) uterine lining is thing and the hormone FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone) stimulates egg to mature in an ovary
Stage 3 (day 14/15)
Ovulation – release of the egg into a fallopian tube; happens mid-cycle; a woman is MOST fertile at the time of ovulation

15. The Female Reproductive System
The Menstrual Cycle
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16. The Female Reproductive System
The Menstrual Cycle
Stages of the Menstrual cycle (avg. 28 day cycle)
Stage 4 (days 16-28)
Egg travels through fallopian tube; Uterine lining is at its thickest, ready to receive fertilized egg

17. The Female Reproductive System
The Menstrual Cycle
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18. The Female Reproductive System
The Menstrual Cycle
Factors Affecting Menstruation:
Diet
Stress
Illness
Travel
Exercise
Weight gain/loss