Unit 4 - BS3 - Female reproductive system

• Biologie
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome everyone 

 Think about...

• Take off your coat, hat/cap off.
• Mobile in the phone bag (on silent).
• Book (laptop) + notebook, pen on the table. Bag on the floor.
• Sit in your own place.
• You can eat and drink in the canteen.
• 5 minutes.

Schedule 

• welcome 
• look back t 4.1 puberty 
• explaining 4.2 female reproduction 
• making assignments
• checking test + grades

Changes on different levels

Physical changes

Emotional changes

Physical changes

Primary sexual characteristics

Secondary sexual characteristics

(Primaire en secundaire geslachtskenmerken)

Emotional changes

Your feelings change, you become more independent, your attitude towards your parents changes; you don't want to be treated like a child anymore

Sexuality, love, relationships, sexual intercourse

Female Reproductive System

Goals

• You can name the parts of the female reproductive system and know how an egg cell moves through from formation until fertilization
• You can name all parts of the female reproductive system and what their functions are

But first...a little review of the male reproductive system

Can you explain what the function of the prostate is?

Put the organs in the correct order a sperm cell travels, from sperm production until ejaculation: Epididymus, Prostate, Sperm duct, Testis, Urethra

And now time for the female reproductive system...

What parts of the female reproductive system do you already know? Name them!

The female reproductive system

• External (outside the body, visible): vulva, labia, clitoris 
• Internal (inside the body, not visible): everything else

• Note: normally, we call the 'outside part' the vagina. However, this is actually not true. The vagina is part of the inside organs. The correct term for the 'outside' would be vulva.

Externally

Labium minora/majora

clitoris
urethra

vagina (& hymen)

• Ovaries: these are where the development of the ova takes place.

– The ova (or egg cells) are the female sex cells.

– The ova start to develop in puberty under influence of hormones from the pituitary gland.

– An ovum contains a lot of food reserves.

• Womb: this is where a fertilized egg cell can develop into a baby.

• Clitoris: sensitive to stimuli that give a nice feeling.

– clitoral glans: sensitive ‘bud’ that is visible on the outside

– clitoris hood: fold of skin around the clitoris glans

– erectile tissues: fill with blood when the woman becomes sexually aroused

• Outer labia: thick folds of skin covered in hair.

• Inner labia: thin, smooth folds of skin.

– Glands in the wall of the inner labia produce mucus during sexual arousal.

– After puberty, the inner labia are larger than the outer labia in most women.

• Vagina: has a mucous lining on the inside.

– There may be a ring of tissue, called the hymen, around the opening.

– During menstruation, parts of the mucous lining and blood are discharged via the vagina.

Make assignment 1 and 2  

make assignment 1 until 8 

Basic 4.2 

Menstruation/ having a period 

Endometrium

Hormones 

Hormones are substances that control the 

functioning of organs. 

The pituitary is an important endocrine gland for the sex organs.  

After the menopause, no more egg cells ripen and the woman can no longer become pregnant. 

Menstruation cycle 

HW

Read 4.2

Do Qs 1 until 8