REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMSUnit 8: Family Life

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

THINGS TO KNOW…

Anatomy

Menstruation

Puberty

Reproduction

FUN FACTS

The female human body is capable of giving birth to 35 children in one lifetime.

The Hymen: Over hyped It is really just a small piece of tissue

ringing the vaginal opening.

How Many Eggs Does a Woman Have? At birth, there are approximately 1 million

eggs By the time of puberty, only about 300,000

remain. Of these, 300 to 400 will be ovulated during

a woman's reproductive lifetime.

MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

THINGS TO KNOW…

Anatomy

Puberty

Reproduction

FUN FACTS

The average life span of a sperm is about 36 hours.

About 500 million sperm mature every day in a normal male adult. The sperm that are not used eventually get recycled back into the body.

Sperm cells contain receptors on the surface of the sperm head that are similar to odor receptors in the nose. This has lead researchers to believe that

sperm can detect the "odor" of the released egg, and are literally following its scent to locate it and attempt to fertilize it.