The Female Reproductive System!

Anatomy of the female body!

Structures of the female reproductive system:

• Ovaries• Fallopian tubes• Uterus• Cervix• Vagina• Urethra

• Ovulation• Eggs/Ovules• Menstruation

Ovaries

• Female sex gland

• Produce eggs

• Produce hormones (ex: estrogen)

ovary

The Ovaries

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

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

Fallopian Tubes

• Partner 2 explain to partner 1 where the fallopian tubes begin and where they end.

• What get fertilized in the fallopian tubes?

Uterus

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

uterus

Uterus

• Name two functions of the uterus (partners)

• Could a women have a baby without a uterus?

Cervix

• “Mouth of the uterus”

• Boundary between vagina and uterus

• Must open or “dilate” to deliver baby

Cervix

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

Vagina

• “birth canal”

• Passage that leads from the cervix to the outside of the body

• Baby exits body through this canal during birth

Vagina

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

Clitoris

• Female sexual sense organ

• Right above urethra and vagina

Clitoris

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

Urethra

• Tube that carries urine from bladder out of body

Urethra

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

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

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

Ovulation Video

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

Menstruation

• Lining of uterus sheds through vagina

• Unfertilized egg carried out with lining

Menstruation (period)

• What sheds? (both partners)

• How often? (both partners)

What do you know now?