1. 12 th grade Health

2.  1. Puberty=during this period of time, many body changes occur.  These are breast development  Widening of the hips  The beginning of the menstrual cycle  Body hair development, etc.

4. 2.These are two small organs located a few inches below the waist on each body side. 3. It has two functions: 1. Produce the female sex cell or egg and the female sex hormones 2. A) estrogen B) progesterone.

6.  4. Female babies have 200,000-400,000 immature eggs at birth.  At puberty, ______ egg is released per month. About _______eggs are released in a woman's reproductive years.  One  375 a) Another term for egg = ova size of a typewriter dot!

8.  5. ________= a release of a mature egg from the ovary.  Ovulation  An egg will survive for _____hours once it is released from the ovary  24

9.  6. It serves a passageway for the from the ovary to the uterus.  7. Tiny hair called ______inside the fallopian tube push the egg toward the uterus.  Cilia

10.  8.______or conception takes place here. It is the union of the egg and sperm  Fertilization  Egg and Sperm Unite!

11.  Another Name??  Womb  9. Uterus is a hollow, pear shaped organ  Located =above and behind the bladder.

13.  Function:  10.This is where the fertilized egg will implant itself and grow for the nine months of pregnancy.  **Has layers of tissue, rich supply of blood to protect and nourish the fetus!

16.  The narrow base of the uterus which opens up into the vagina.  It has the ability to open and expand to allow the baby to leave during birth.  **Pin size opening

20.  A hollow muscular passage from the uterus to the body’s opening  12. This is the female part for __________  Intercourse (sperm enters body)  13. Another name =_______________  Birth Canal. They baby exists here.

21.  14. The menstrual flow exits here; it is the second opening between the urethra and the anus.  15. The entrance way is partially blocked by a thin sheet of skin=hymen  16. The vagina dramatically expands to allow a baby to be born.  Very elastic!! 3 ½ inches long

22. 1. Intercourse 2. Birth 3. Menstrual Cycle

23.  17. The ________ is the organ where urine is stored.  Bladder

24.  18. The ____________is the tube leading from the bladder.  Urine is released from the bladder through this tube.

26.  19. The _________is in front of the uterus.  During pregnancy the uterus pushes down on to the bladder.

28.  20. The __________is at the end of the large intestines near the anus.

29.  21. The __________is the opening in the body for the removal of solid waste.

30.  1. Urethra  2. Vagina  3. Anus  Men Have???  Urethra  Anus