The Female Reproductive System

1. The Female Reproductive System

3. Three Functions of the Female Reproductive System • Produce and store eggs • Allow fertilization to take place • Provide a place for the fertilized egg to grow

4. Estrogen This hormone is responsible for: • Maturation of eggs • Preparation of uterus lining • Menstruation • Development of breasts & body hair • Widening of hips • Protective fatty layer over the abdomen

5. Progesterone • The female hormone responsible for releasing an egg from an ovary

6. Gynecologist • A doctor specializing in the care of women and the female reproductive system

7. The Female Reproductive System Notes: Draw and Label • Draw a front view of the female reproductive system • Label the drawing as we go through each slide

8. Ovaries • 2 oval glands that store eggs • Produce hormones that control the menstrual cycle

9. Ovum • Female reproductive cell or egg • All eggs a female will have are present at birth • Begin maturing at puberty, one each month

10. Fimbria Outer end of the fallopian tubes that helps draw the egg into the tube from the ovary

11. Fallopian Tubes • A released egg enters this tube • Fertilization takes place here (conception)

12. Cilia • Hair-like projections lining the inside of the fallopian tubes that help move the egg toward the uterus

13. Uterus • Where the fertilized egg grows and develops

14. Endometrium • The lining of the uterus

15. Cervix • The lower opening of the uterus

16. Vagina • Area between the uterus and the outside of the body • Known as “birth canal” during childbirth

17. Path of the Egg • About once a month, a tiny egg leaves one of the ovaries — a process called ovulation — and travels down one of the fallopian tubes toward the uterus. • In the days before ovulation, the hormone estrogen stimulates the uterus to build up its lining with extra blood and tissue, making the walls of the uterus thick and cushioned. • Occurs mid-cycle, about 14 days before the next menstrual period

18. Path of the egg continued • If the egg is fertilized by a sperm cell, it travels to the uterus and attaches to the cushiony wall of the uterus, where it slowly develops into a baby. • If the egg is not fertilized, it doesn't attach to the wall of the uterus. When this happens, the uterus sheds the extra tissue lining. The blood, tissue, and unfertilized egg leave the uterus, going through the vagina on the way out of the body. This is a menstrual period.

20. Menopause • The gradual end of the menstrual cycle beginning around age 51

21. Changes During Menopause

22. Female Reproductive System issues

23. Endometriosis • Cells from the lining of the uterus grow in other areas of the body. • Painful, irregular bleeding, and infertility.

24. Ectopic Pregnancy • Occurs when the fertilized egg implants somewhere other than the uterus. • Untreated- tear or rupture the fallopian tube.

25. Ovarian Cysts • A cysts that forms in or on the ovaries.

26. Resources Talk with you parents/guardians Talk with your doctor Websites Female Reproduction: • http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/girls/female_repro.html