Reproductive Systems

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Male Reproductive System

•2 Main functions of the reproductive system: ▫Produce and store sperm

Puberty in MalesBetween the ages of 12-15 males

reproductive system matures. Male reproductive hormone, Testosterone

◦Testosterone will indicate physical changes Broadening shoulders Deepening voice Body/facial hair Production of SPERM

External Reproductive Organs•Testes: two small glands that

secrete testosterone and produce sperm

Sperm The male reproductive cell Men can not run out of sperm It begins to produced when a boy hits puberty

External Reproductive Organs

•Scrotum: Sack that holds the testes

•Penis: Tube shaped organthat extends from the trunk of the body above the testes.

Internal Reproductive Organs

•Urethra: carries fluids out of the body.

•Epididymis: Hold mature sperm

•Vas Deferens: Tube that carries the sperm from the epididymis to the penis.

Internal Reproductive Organs

•Seminal Vesicle: Located in the pelvis region, secretion of fluids that later form the semen.

•Cowper’s Gland: twosmall glands located near the bladder, produces clear fluid

Testicular Cancer

•Can affect males of any age, but occurs most often in males between 14-40

•Treatable with surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy.

Prostate Cancer

•Cancer of the prostate•Most common cancer among men•Over 2 Million men consider themselves

cancer survivors!

Female Reproductive System

Female Reproductive System

•Functions: ▫producing sex hormones and storing eggs.

Puberty

•Hormones: Estrogen and Progesterone ▫Indicated physical changes in the body

Hips broaden Sliming of the waist Breast develop Hair Menstruation Ovulation

Internal Female Organs•Vagina: The passageway from the uterus

to the outside of the body. Its is also called the birth canal

•Cervix: Lower portion of uterus

•Urethra: Tube that contains urine and is connected to the bladder

Internal Female Organs

•Fallopian Tubes: a pair of tubes with fingerlike projections that draw in the ovum.

•Fimbria: soft tissuearound the fallopianTube (finger like projections)

Internal Reproductive Organs

•Egg cells: produced and stored in the ovaries

•Ovaries: female sex gland that stores and produces ova (egg) and produce female sex hormones.

•Ovum: a mature egg

Internal

•Uterus: hollow, muscular, pear shaped organ that nourishes and protects a fertilized ovum until birth.

•Uterine Lining: outer lining of the uterus, shedduring menstruation.

Menstruation

•28 day cycle

During Menstruation

•Days 1-5 ▫Menstruation occurs and lining of the

uterus leaves the body

After Menstruation

•Days 6-15 ▫Uterus is working to repair itself, preparing

for a fertilized egg.▫Days 13-15 egg is released from an ovary.

Ovulation: the process of releasing a mature ovum into the fallopian tube each month.

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Before Menstruation

•Days 16-28▫Blood vessels in the wall of the uterus

shrink and break down, preparing for menstruation

▫If egg is fertilized during ovulation the egg will embed itself into the wall of the uterus.

Menstrual Cramps

•Occur at the beginning of period or when ovulating ▫Treat: applying heating pad to abs,

exercise, O-T-C.