week 5 female reproductive system

• Female reproductive organs are for intercourse, reproduction, urination, pregnancy and childbirth.
• ovary - Two solid egg-shaped structures
• ovary - They are attached to the uterus by ligaments.
• ovary - They are the counterpart of the male testicles.
• ovaries have 2 main functions :

  #1 - store and release the ova or female egg cell. Some of the ova disappear; others are dormant until each is ripened and released after puberty.

  #2 - produce female sex hormones ESTROGEN and PROGESTERONE
• female sex hormones ESTROGEN and PROGESTERONE
• ova - The female reproductive cell. & They are the largest cells in the female body. (about the size of a grain of sand.)
• ova - the female baby is born with all the ova she will ever have (about 200,000 in each ovary).
• ova - About 400-500 ova mature and are released over a lifetime.
• estrogen - is responsible for the secondary sex characteristics and the sex drive in females. It spurs the onset of puberty and is responsible for OVULATION.
• progesterone - builds up the lining of the uterus called the endometrium in preparation for the fertilized ovum.
• Ovulation - When the egg is released from the ovary.
• ovulation - at the puberty
• ovulation - The ovum moves to the surface of the ovary in bursts out
• ovulation - The ova falls into the fallopian tube and waits for fertilization
• ovulation - This happens every 28 days
• ovulation - It happens at about the 14th day of the cycle
• fallopian tube ( oviduct) - Two tubes attached on either side of the uterus.
• fallopian tube - They are about four inches long and 3/16 inch in diameter (the size of a cooked spaghetti noodle).
• fallopian tube - The oviducts carry egg cells toward the uterus and sperm cells toward the egg cell.
• fallopian tube - Fertilization takes place in the upper third of the oviduct.
• uterus - A hollow, muscular organ (shaped somewhat like an upside-down pear, about the size of a fist).
• uterus - is lined with endometrium (a blood lining.)
• uterus - has one main function-to protect and nourish a fetus
• uterus - The walls of the - have the ability to stretch to the size of a small watermelon.
• uterus - After childbirth the - shrinks back to the original shape in 6-8 weeks, but it can take up to nine months for the uterus to fully recover.
• cervix - The neck or opening of the -. &A normal healthy cervix is the strongest muscle in the body.
• cervix - it dips down about half an inch into the vagina.
• cervix - t is normally plugged by mucus. It stays tightly closed during pregnancy, but thins and opens for the delivery of the baby.
• vagina - Female organ used for intercourse, it is an empty passageway leading from the vaginal opening to the uterus.
• vagina - It is only 3-4 inches long, but will lengthen during arousal.
• vagina - The - walls are made of many small folds of membrane that stretch greatly to accommodate a baby during birth.
• vagina - The - wall also secrete a fluid that helps to make intercourse easier.
• Urethra - The opening to the bladder.
• Woman's Cycle

  Day 1 - Menstruation begins (bleeding)
• female

  A) mons pubis

  B) labia majora

  C) labia minora

  D) hymen

  E) clitoris

  F) urethra

  G) vaginal opening

  H) perineum

  I) anus

  
• female

  A) fallopian tube

  B) fimbriae

  C) ovary

  D) ligament of ovary

  E) endometrium

  F) vagina

  G) cervical canal

  H) ligament of ovary

  I) ovary

  J) fimbriae

  K) fallopian tube

  L) uterine cavity

  
• Day 5 - Menstruation is usually ended
• Day 14 - Ovum has matured and bursts out of the ovary
• Day 15 - After 24 hours the egg is done