1. The Reproductive System
Unit 8
The Reproductive System

2. Essential Questions

3. Day 1: Dissection Video
Answer the questions to go along with the “Anatomy for Beginners: Lesson 4” video
Write down 3 questions you have, or 3 things you want to learn about after watching the video

4. Day 2: Menstruation Required Readings: Learning Objectives: 17.4, 17.6
Identify the organs of the female reproductive system and describe the functions of each one
Describe oogenesis
Describe the ovarian and menstrual cycles and their regulation by hormones
To counter some of the pervasive misconceptions about the human female menstrual cycle

5. Starter Cut out the diagram and description of the menstrual cycle
Try to put them in order and match up the description to the diagram
Time: 10 minutes

6. Activity 1 Read through “What happened to 28-days?”
We will answer some questions regarding this conversation
Time: 10 minutes

7. Activity 2 Clicker presentation “What happened to 28-days?”
Time: 30 minutes

8. Activity 3 Make any adjustments to your timeline
Paste them on to the paper
Time: 5 minutes

9. Activity 4
Using your timeline and the diagram I have given you, create a timeline for what happens in the menstrual cycle
Include the following:
Body temperature changes
Uterine lining changes
Hormonal changes (FSH, LH, progesterone, estradiol)
Time: 25 minutes

11. Closing
Present your timelines to the class

12. Day 3: Pregnancy Required Readings: Learning Objectives: Chapter 18
Describe the process of fertilization, implantation, and embryonic development
Describe the major changes during fetal development
Describe the fetal circulatory adaptations and explain their value to the fetus
Describe the control of milk production

13. Starter
Describe the process of fertilization. Arrange the steps in the appropriate order.
How do multiple births occur?
What is the difference between identical and non-identical twins with regards to fertilization?
How long does an egg live inside a woman’s body after ovulation?
How long does sperm live inside a woman’s body once ejaculated?
Time: 10 minutes

15. Activity 1: Timeline
Using the different landmarks as a guide, try to place them on the fetus development timeline
Use post-its to put your ideas into either trimester 1, 2, or 3
Try to put at least 5 “milestones” for each trimester
Time: 30 minutes

16. Activity 2
Using the handout of month-by-month development, make any changes to the class timeline
Time: 15 minutes

17. Activity 3: Hormone Regulation and Milk Production
Create a flow chart that shows what happens to the hormones during childbirth and lactation
Oxytocin
Prolactin
Is this a negative or positive feedback mechanism?
Time: 15 minutes

18. Activity 4
We will watch National Geographic “In the Womb” for the remainder of the period

19. Day 4: Case Study Required Readings: Learning Objectives:
Bad blood: A case study of the Tuskegee syphilis project
Learning Objectives:
To examine a classical medical case history involving scientific and moral issues
To learn about the disease syphilis
To learn about the Nuremberg Code and regulations where human subjects are involved
To understand how well intentioned studies may go awry when medical advances and societal values shift
To evaluate the experimental design of a classical medical study

20. Activity 1 Read through the case study “Bad Blood” individually
Make notes, highlight, underline, etc. as you read
Answer the questions on the last page in groups of 3-4
Answers can be written on the back of the case study
Time: 40 minutes

21. Activity 2
Individually, choose one of the following questions to answer in depth (~1- 2 pages):
Some people have argued that there are racial overtones in this project, yet Eunice Rivers, a black nurse, was an important participant in the experiment. Are these two points of view compatible? Use examples to back up your opinion.
As we look at this study, one cannot help but wonder if it was ethical, given that the men were simply informed that the doctors were studying “bad blood.” How important is it to have informed consent? Use examples to back up your opinion.
The Tuskegee experiment has been criticized because tis experimental design was inherently flawed. Is that really so? And even if it is true that the study was not ideal, were there valuable results to emerge from this study? Refer to the Nuremberg Code in your answer.

22. Homework
Case study answers & opinion paper – due Tuesday, March 11

23. Day 5: Disorders and Diseases
Required Readings:
Chapter 17, 18
Learning Objectives:
To describe the common disorders of the reproductive system
To identify the major disorders of pregnancy and prenatal development

24. What to do?
You will work in a group of 3-4 to research common disorders of the male and female reproductive system, as well as disorders during pregnancy
What to include are on the last slide

25. Disorders of the Male Reproductive System
Choose 1 of the following to research:
Prostatitis
Cancer of the prostate
Erectile dysfunction (ED)
Infertility

26. Disorders of the Female Reproductive System
Choose 2 of the following to research:
Dysmenorrhea
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS)
Endometriosis
Infertility
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
Breast Cancer
Cervical Cancer

27. Pregnancy Disorders Choose 1 of the following to research: Eclampsia
Ectopic Pregnancy
Miscarriage
Morning Sickness
Placenta Previa

28. Prenatal Disorders Choose 1 of the following to research:
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Physiological Jaundice
Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome (IRDS)

29. For each of the disorders you chose….
Choose one of the following ways to present your information:
Story board, comic strip, brochure, table/chart, spider chart/flow diagram
NO POWERPOINTS!!
Include the following:
Causes
Signs/symptoms
Treatments
Preventative measures (if any)

30. Day 6: STI’s

31. Day 7: Birth Control