Do now: "What I know, wonder and learned about the female reproductive system" worksheet. Fill out what I know, and what I wonder section.
Homework: Male and female reproductive system packet
Discuss the do now. Write students’ questions on the board.
Class notes:
Puberty in Females
Primary sex characteristics- sex characteristics present at birth (vagina)
Secondary sex characteristics- sex characteristics that appear during puberty that gives the female the ability to reproduce. The hormone production of estrogen and progesterone in the female causes ovulation and menstruation to occur. These hormones are also responsible for other physical changes, including (enlargement of the breasts, pubic hair, armpit hair, growth spurt, hip widening, acne).
Female reproductive system
Estrogen- hormone produced in the ovaries that is responsible for the maturing and release of an “egg” each month
Ovaries- organ that holds all of the female’s eggs. Each month, one egg is ripened and released
Ovulation- release of a mature egg from the ovary
Ovum/egg- female sex cell. Before birth, a female has all of the eggs she will ever have in her ovaries.
Fallopian tubes- tubes that connect the ovary to the uterus. The egg travels down this tube and is usually fertilized by sperm here.
Uterus- hollow organ- holds a pregnancy.
Cervix- located at the base of the uterus, separates the uterus from the vagina. Will expand to 10 cm during labor.
Vagina- aka birth canal. About 3-4 inches long, this is where intercourse and child birth take place.
Progesterone- hormone responsible for menstruation and breast milk production. This hormone causes the lining of the uterus to thicken and shed each month (menstruation). If a woman is pregnant, it is responsible for the forming of the placenta. If a woman gives birth, it is responsible for breast milk production.
Endometrium- Lining of the uterus that thickens and sheds each month. OR where a fertilized egg will attach to.
Menstrual cycle- monthly cycle of an egg being released from the ovary and the preparation of the uterus to accept it.
Menstruation- shedding of the lining of the uterus if a fertilized egg is not present.
Primary sex characteristics- sex characteristics present at birth (vagina)
Secondary sex characteristics- sex characteristics that appear during puberty that gives the female the ability to reproduce. The hormone production of estrogen and progesterone in the female causes ovulation and menstruation to occur. These hormones are also responsible for other physical changes, including (enlargement of the breasts, pubic hair, armpit hair, growth spurt, hip widening, acne).
Female reproductive system
Estrogen- hormone produced in the ovaries that is responsible for the maturing and release of an “egg” each month
Ovaries- organ that holds all of the female’s eggs. Each month, one egg is ripened and released
Ovulation- release of a mature egg from the ovary
Ovum/egg- female sex cell. Before birth, a female has all of the eggs she will ever have in her ovaries.
Fallopian tubes- tubes that connect the ovary to the uterus. The egg travels down this tube and is usually fertilized by sperm here.
Uterus- hollow organ- holds a pregnancy.
Cervix- located at the base of the uterus, separates the uterus from the vagina. Will expand to 10 cm during labor.
Vagina- aka birth canal. About 3-4 inches long, this is where intercourse and child birth take place.
Progesterone- hormone responsible for menstruation and breast milk production. This hormone causes the lining of the uterus to thicken and shed each month (menstruation). If a woman is pregnant, it is responsible for the forming of the placenta. If a woman gives birth, it is responsible for breast milk production.
Endometrium- Lining of the uterus that thickens and sheds each month. OR where a fertilized egg will attach to.
Menstrual cycle- monthly cycle of an egg being released from the ovary and the preparation of the uterus to accept it.
Menstruation- shedding of the lining of the uterus if a fertilized egg is not present.