V3 Unit 4 - BS2 A woman

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Unit 4 

Basic 2 the female reproductive system

Learning goals

At the end of this lesson you will ...

-  be able to state the parts of the female reproductive organs with their functions and characteristics

- be able to list the different characteristics of sperm cells and egg cells

- be able to explain what happens during ovulation and fertilization

How much do you already know about the female reproductive organ?

Uterus (baarmoeder)

Fallopian tube (eileider)

Ovary (eierstok)

Urinary bladder (blaas)

Urethra (urinebuis)

Vagina

01:15

The video mentions 'ovum'. What is another word for this?

Where does fertilisation take place?

1. Ovary
2. Fallopian tube
3. Uterus
4. Vagina

Where does a baby grow?

1. Ovary
2. Fallopian tube
3. Uterus
4. Vagina

When people see a woman naked, the might say that they see her vagina. Why is this wrong?

Ovulation

• Ovulation in Dutch = eisprong
• Ovulation = when a ripe egg cell is released by the ovary
• Happens every 4 week
• One week in left ovary, other week in right ovary
• Egg cell lives 24 hours

sperm cells

egg cells

very small

relatively large

cannot move

contain stored food

can move

do not have stored food

usually one ovum per 4 weeks

millions per ejaculation

Ovulation

Fertilization

Cell division

Implantation

To Do

- Read unit 4 basic 3

- Do assignments 9, 10, 11 and 12