2. REPRODUCTION
>PROCESS BY WHICH LIVING THINGS PRODUCE
OFFSPRING OF THEIR KIND.
>PEOPLE REPRODUCE TO SURVIVE AND TO PASS
TRAITS FROM ONE GENERATION TO ANOTHER.
>EACH PERSON HAS A REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM THAT
INVOLVES ORGANS RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING
OFFSPRING.
3. TWO MAIN FUNCTIONS OF FEMALE
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
1. PRODUCE AND FERTILIZE EGG CELLS, TO RECEIVE
SPERM ; AND
2. NOURISH THE GROWING BABY INSIDE THE WOMB
UNTIL BIRTH.
IT IS COMPOSED OF PARTS AND EACH PARTS PLAYS
IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS AND ROLE.
4. EXTERNAL PARTS OF THE
FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE
SYSTEM
Vulva - is the global term that describes all of
the structures that make the female external
genitalia.
> It’s main functions are to protect the
internal parts of the female reproductive
system (labia majora and minora) play a role
in sexual arousal and stimulation (clitoris)
facilitate sex, such as through providing
lubrication (Bartholin's glands) and cushioning
(mons pubis)
1. Mons pubis – it is the fatty tissue that covers the
pubic bone. It contains the glands that release
substances involved in sexual attraction called
pheromones.
5. 2. Labia majora - (literally, large lips) are relatively large, fleshy folds of tissue
that enclose and protect the other external genital organs. They are comparable
to the scrotum in males. The labia majora contain sweat and sebaceous glands,
which produce lubricating secretions.
3. Labia minora - are a pair of thin cutaneous folds that form part of the vulva, or
external female genitalia. They function as protective structures that surround
the clitoris, urinary orifice, and vaginal orifice.
4. Vaginal opening - the exterior opening to the vagina, the
muscular canal that extends from the cervix to the outside of the female
body.
4. Bartholin’s glands - are located on each side of the vaginal opening.
They secrete fluid that helps lubricate the vagina.
5. Clitoris - female erogenous organ capable of erection under sexual
stimulation. A female homologue of the male penis, the clitoris develops (as does
the penis) from the genital tubercle of the fetus, and it plays an important role in
female sexual response.
6. Perineum – is the area between the vaginal opening and the anus.
6. INTERNAL PARTS OF THE
FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE
SYSTEM
– PRIMARY REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS OF
FEMALES.
- RELEASE EGG CELL OR OVA DURING THE
PROCESS OF OVULATION.
- ALSO PRODUCE AND SECRETE ESTROGEN
(HORMONE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SECONDARY SEX CHARACTERISTICS AMONG GIRLS SUCH AS
DEVELOPMENT OF BREASTS AND BROADENING OF HIPS)
– PASSAGEWAY OF EGG CELLS AS
THEY TRAVEL FROM THE OVARY TO THE UTERUS.
7. – also known as womb, where the baby develops.
– narrow muscular end of the uterus.
- it expands during childbirth to allow the baby to
pass through the vagina.
– female sex organ where the semen that contains
the sperm cells is deposited during sexual intercourse.
- where baby comes out during birth.
- also called as
8. SECONDARY SEX CHARACTERISTICS OF FEMALES
Ovaries one
which causes the following changes.
1. Enlargement of the breasts
2. Regulation of the menstrual cycle
3. Growth of pubic hair
4. Widening of the hips
5. Increase of oil production causing acne
Menstrual cycle – the ovaries release eggs every 28-30 days. If egg
is not fertilized, menstruation occurs.
Four Phases of menstrual cycle
1. Menstrual phase- first day -5th day
2. Follicular phase – first day – 13th day
3. Ovulation phase – 14th day – until 2 weeks after – period egg is released and
stays 24 hours in the fallopian tube.
4. Luteal phase – ovaries releases estrogen and progesterone
9. TAKING CARE OF THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS
Girl’s personal hygiene will be change during puberty.
Menstruation begins.
1. Wash one’s face regularly.
2. Apply antiperspirants after washing one’s body.
3. Changing of sanitary napkin every four to six hours.
4. Using hot compress, heating pad, or a plastic bottle with
warm water to ease menstrual cramps.
5. Take note of the date of one’s period.
