1. Female Reproductive System
Functions of the body

2. Function of the Female Reproductive system
to produce eggs and to provide a place to support and nourish a developing human.

3. Fallopian tube

6. How it works
Ovaries: female reproductive organs that produce eggs and hormones estrogen and progesterone.
All of the eggs a female will ever have are already formed in her ovaries when she is born.
Estrogen & Progesterone prepare body for pregnancy

7. How it works
vagina is reproductive organ that connects the outside to the uterus, receives sperm, & is part of the birth canal
urethra carries urine out of the body from the bladder.

8. How it works
The uterus is the organ that provides a place to support a developing human.
Cervix is where the uterus meets the vagina
Eggs travel from the ovaries to the uterus through the fallopian tubes.

9. Menstrual Cycle
Menstrual Cycle: Monthly series of hormone changes that prepare the uterine lining for pregnancy.
Have 4 hormones
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Follicle Stimulating hormone (FSH)
Estrogen
Progesterone

10. Menstrual Cycle
FSH & LH: Released from a gland in the brain to the ovaries to produce and release an egg = Ovulation.
Before ovulation an egg is called a Primary Follicle, produce progesterone & estrogen
Progesterone & estrogen causes the uterine line to thicken

11. Menstrual Cycle
Menstruation is the breakdown and discharge of the uterine lining out of the vagina.
occurs if an egg is not fertilized.
Menstruation lasts 3 to 7 days.
The average menstrual cycle lasts 28 days.
Ovulation usually occurs on the 14th day. Can vary.

12. Menstrual Cycle Factor that Vary link, link, link Stress Diet Exercise
Weight Gain or loss
Illness

17. Yeast infection

19. Ectopic pregnancy: A pregnancy occuring outside the uterus

20. Tubal Ligation
Clamping or clipping of the women’s fallopian tubes so sperm and egg cannot fuse. Link

21. Hysterectomy
Removal of a female’s organs.
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22. What does this mean
Menopause: Ovaries stop working & no hormones are produced
Menstrual: Latin word Menses = month
Born w/ 1million follicles
Menarche: first menstrual cycle
By time you start = down to ½ million
By 53 = 0 follicles
.135 mm