The Female Reproductive System External Female Reproductive Organs

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The Female Reproductive System

The Female Reproductive System

External Female Reproductive Organs • • • Collectively know as the vulva Mons pubis

External Female Reproductive Organs • • • Collectively know as the vulva Mons pubis Labia majora Libia minora Vaginal opening Clitoris

External Female Reproductive Organs • Mons Pubis and Labia - Rounded mound of fatty

External Female Reproductive Organs • Mons Pubis and Labia - Rounded mound of fatty tissue located over pubic bone - Oil and sweat glands provide moisture and lubrication • Labia minora and majora - Contain many nerved endings and are highly sensitive - Serve as line of protection against pathogens

External Female Reproductive Organs • Vaginal opening - May be partially blocked by thin

External Female Reproductive Organs • Vaginal opening - May be partially blocked by thin membrane called hymen - May tear during a variety of physical activities • Clitoris - Small knob of tissue - Contains many nerve ending and blood vessels

Internal Female Reproductive Organs • • Vagina Uterus Fallopian tubes Ovaries

Internal Female Reproductive Organs • • Vagina Uterus Fallopian tubes Ovaries

Internal Female Reproductive Organs • Vagina - Elastic, muscle-lined tube 3 -4 inches long

Internal Female Reproductive Organs • Vagina - Elastic, muscle-lined tube 3 -4 inches long - Also known as birth canal - Repository for semen when male ejaculates - Possible for sperm to enter if male ejaculates NEAR the vagina - Menstrual flow exits the female body

Internal Female Reproductive Organs • Vagina leads to the cervix, or the neck of

Internal Female Reproductive Organs • Vagina leads to the cervix, or the neck of the uterus – Normally very small – Opens up during childbirth

Internal Female Reproductive Organs • Uterus - Hollow, muscular organ that receives and holds

Internal Female Reproductive Organs • Uterus - Hollow, muscular organ that receives and holds the fertilized ovum during pregnancy • - Shaped like up-side down pear an is about the size of your fist

Internal Female Reproductive Organs • Fallopian Tubes - Each side of uterus that connect

Internal Female Reproductive Organs • Fallopian Tubes - Each side of uterus that connect uterus to the ovaries - Where fertilization occurs • Ovaries - female sex glands that produce mature ova and female hormones - At birth, women has hundreds of thousands of immature ova - Ovulation: releasing on mature ovum each month into the fallopian tube

Female Reproductive System

Female Reproductive System

Female Reproductive System

Female Reproductive System

The Menstrual Cycle • Process of shedding the uterine lining when there isn’t a

The Menstrual Cycle • Process of shedding the uterine lining when there isn’t a pregnancy • Days 1 – 13: New egg is maturing inside the ovary • Day 14: Mature egg is released into fallopian tube • Days 15 – 20: Egg travels through fallopian tube into uterus • Days 21 – 28: After seven days, if the egg isn’t fertilized, menstruation begins

Concerns About Female Reproductive System • Menstrual Problems: - PMS: anxiety, depression, irritability, bloating,

Concerns About Female Reproductive System • Menstrual Problems: - PMS: anxiety, depression, irritability, bloating, mood swings, fatigue - Dysmenorrhea: Severe cramps - Amenorrhea: Lack of menstruation by age 16 or starting and stopping

Concerns About Female Reproductive System • Infertility and STD’s: - Inability to bear children

Concerns About Female Reproductive System • Infertility and STD’s: - Inability to bear children - Blocked fallopian tubes, no ovulation, endometriosis - STD’s: Untreated gonorrhea, chlamydia, HPV

Concerns About Female Reproductive System • Cancer 1. Breast cancer - Early detection is

Concerns About Female Reproductive System • Cancer 1. Breast cancer - Early detection is best way to prevent 2. Cervical cancer - Detected by Pap test

Concerns About Female Reproductive System

Concerns About Female Reproductive System

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