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Ovulation
Ovum (Egg)
Seminal Vesicles
Bladder
Prostate
Semen
Urethra
Menstruation
Nocturnal Emission
Vaginal
Endometruim
Uterus
Fallopian Tubes
Ovaries
Estrogen
Progesterone
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Labia Majora
Labia Minora
Clitoris
Penis
Scrotum
Testicles or Testes
Testosterone
Sperm
Cowper’s Gland
Foreskin
Glans
Fimbria
Epididymus
Vas Deferens
Hymen
Vagina
Cervix
Vulva
Anus
Human Reproduction
Primary Sex Organs
Male -Testes
Women-Ovaries
Male Reproductive System
Vas Deferens
Seminal Vesicle
Ejaculatory Duct
Urethra
Prostate Gland
Cowper’s Gland
Epididymis
Penis
Scrotum
Glans
Testes
Swimming For Your life…
A sperm is a tiny package with a big responsibility; to fertilize
the egg and create a human life.
That tiny package is loaded with “gear” for its important journey.
A few facts:
Daily sperm production by a healthily man:
– 10 million to 50 million
Contents of an average ejaculation:
– 50 million sperm, 25 million moving, 20 million deformed.
Maturation:
– 72 days
Average swimming speed of a sperm:
– 8 inches per hour
Survival time in a woman:
– 2 to 7 days
Erectile Dysfunction
• Impotence is the inability of a man to
have an erection.
– Causes may include
• Injury to nerves, arteries, are muscles
• Medications for high blood pressure,
antihistamines, and depression
• Psychological factors such as anxiety, guilt,
depression, and fear of sexual failure cause up
to 20 % of all cases
Male Reproduction Vocabulary
Male Reproductive
Circumcision: a process that surgically removes the
flap of skin that covers the glans of the penis. This is
usually done a few hours or days after birth.
Smegma - substance that collects under the foreskin.
Ejaculation: the passage of sperm from the penis, a
result of a series of muscular contractions.
Semen: Contains sperm from the testes, sugar from
the seminal vesicles, and fluid from the prostate
gland. This fluid nourishes and helps sperm move
through the urethra.
Nocturnal Emission (wet dream): a normal,
involuntary ejaculation of semen while a male is
asleep.
Impotence: the failure to get or maintain an erection.
Vasectomy: surgical procedure for sterilization of the
male.
Time Line:
Infancy
Erections begin
Ages 11-14
Secondary sex characteristics appear
Ages 13-16
Sperm produced in adult amounts
(puberty)
Late teens
Peak sexual urges for boys
Throughout life
If good health is present, there is the
sex urge and ability to father children.
Internal Female Reproductive System
Fallopian Tubes
Cilia- inside Fallopian tubes
Fimbria
Ovary
Uterus
Endometrium
Bladder
Urethra
Clitoris
Cervix
Labia Major
Labia Minor
Hymen Vagina
Anus
Vulva…
External Female Reproductive System
Mons Pubis
Clitoris
Labia Majora
Labia Minora
Hymen
Opening of the
Uretha
Opening of the
vagina
Perineum
Anus
The Main Internal Organs…
Female Reproductive System
Ovaries
Fallopian Tubes
Fimbriae
Uterus
Cervix
Vagina
Ovary (Ovaries)
• Two solid egg-shaped structures
• They are attached to the uterus by ligaments.
They are the counterpart of the male testicles.
• Ovaries have two 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
Fertilization
Ova
• The female reproductive
cell.
• They are the largest cells in
the female body.
(about the size of a grain of sand.)
• The female baby is born
with all the ova she will ever
have
(about 200,000 in each ovary).
• About 400-500 ova mature
and are released over a
lifetime
4 weeks
8 weeks
12 weeks
Appearance of the
placenta at full term
Abnormal pregnancies
• If the fertilized egg
implants somewhere
outside the uterus it is
called an ectopic
pregnancy.
• Implantation in the
uterine tube is called a
tubule pregnancy.
This results in a
medical emergency.
Female Reproductive Vocabulary
• D&C(Dilation and Curettage) -a
common minor operation on
women. The canal of the uterus
is dilated and the lining of the
uterus is scraped with a spoonshaped instrument called a
curet.
• Endometriosis: presence in
abnormal locations of fragments
of the membrane which lines
the uterus (endometrium).
• Episiotomy: is a surgical
incision through the perineum
made to enlarge the vagina and
assist childbirth.
• Hysterectomy: surgical removal of the
uterus, either through an abdominal incision, or
through the vagina, which leaves no abdominal
scar.
• Menarche: woman’s first menstrual
cycle.
• Menopause: around the age of 45-55, the
menstrual cycle stops. A woman is no longer
capable of getting pregnant.
• Orgasm: Orgasm is
characterized by the
massive release of
muscle tension which has
built up during excitement.
• Ovulation: release of an
egg from the ovaries.
• Pap Smear: a test that
can detect cervical cancer
and some sexually
transmitted infections.
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Tubal Ligation: an
operation for sterilization
of women.
• PMS (Premenstrual
Syndrome): a syndrome
whose symptoms may
become incapacitating:
emotions get out of
control, headaches, water
retention, irritability, and
painful uteral cramps.
• Toxic Shock Syndrome:
caused by bacteria that
live in the vagina, which
multiply and causes
infection.
Time Line:
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Ages 9-12
Secondary sex
characteristics appear
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Ages 11-14
Menstrual cycle begins
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Late 20-30’s
Peak sexual urges
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Ages 45-55
Menopause (cycle stops,
but sex urge continues)