Adolescence and
Development
Learning Goal Objective
• Define Sexuality and understand the
changes associated with puberty to both
males and females.
• Outline the parts of the male and female
reproductive systems and explain the
function of each.
o What do you know?
o What do you want to know?
Your Sexuality
• Sexuality refers to everything about you as a male
or a female.
•
The way you act
•
Your personality
•
Your feelings about being male or female
Development
• During adolescence, you go through many
changes…
• Activity: Take out a piece of paper and fold it into 3
columns. Write “Mental, Emotional and Social”
across the top of the three columns. Under each
heading, write how you have changed since
childhood in each category.
Development
• Cognitive – Changes relating to the ability to reason and
think out abstract solutions.
•
Adjusting to a new sense of self
•
Expanding verbal skills to express complex concepts
•
Establishing emotional independence from parents
•
Form more mature relationships with peers
• Intellectual – Includes the ability to think abstractly,
logically and at a higher level.
•
Use reason to evaluate information
•
Understand cause and effect
•
Ability to remember more
Development
• Physical – Males and females will go through puberty, or
the period of growth when a person begins to develop
certain traits of adults of his or her own gender.
• Puberty is controlled by hormones, or chemical
substances that regulate the activities of body cells and
organs.
• Hormones are controlled by the Endocrine system, or the
body system made up of ductless glands that secrete
hormones into the blood.
• The endocrine system is controlled by the pituitary gland,
located at the base of the brain.
Puberty
• Males – The pituitary gland controls the amount of
testosterone produced by the testes.
• Females – The pituitary gland controls the amount of
estrogen and progesterone produced by the ovaries.
• Both these control when and how puberty and
male/female development of the reproductive system
happens.
• So let’s take a closer look at the mature reproductive
systems of males and females.
The Female
Reproductive System
Activity: Get into
groups of 4 and list all
parts of the female
reproductive system
you can…
Activity: Match
your card’s part
with your part’s
function…
When you find your partner,
tape your cards to the board!
What are the functions of the
female reproductive system?
1. Produce an egg.
2. Provide space for the egg and sperm to
join…fertilization.
3. Provide the fetus with shelter and
nourishment while developing.
4. Produce breast milk for baby after birth
for nourishment.
Egg (Ovum)
The female
reproductive
cell produced
once a month
(alternating)
by either the
left or right
ovary.
Ovaries
Inner and
Outer Labia
Large and small
folds of skin
surrounding the
vagina designed
to enclose and
protect external
reproductive
organs.
Urethra
No part in
the
reproductive
process. It’s
only function
is to excrete
urine.
Vagina
Cervix
Located at the
base of the
uterus and
bulges down into
the vagina
The location
where sperm
enter the uterus
Uterus
Hollow, Flexible,
Muscular organ about
the size of a fist
Provides a safe space
for the baby to grow
Expands many times it’s
normal size to
accommodate the
baby’s growth
Fallopian
Tubes
Site where
fertilization
takes place
Tubes that
connect ovaries
to the uterus
Egg travels down
during ovulation
Perineum
The area
between the
vagina and the
anus prone to
tearing during
childbirth
Fimbria
Uterine Lining
Builds up once a
month in preparation
for a possible
pregnancy
If pregnancy occurs,
the fertilized egg will
come to rest in the
rich lining
If pregnancy does
not occur, the lining
and egg are shed
during menstruation
Overview: The Female Reproductive System
Menstrual Period
Occurs approximately every 28 days
Time when menstrual fluids (blood and cells from
uterine lining) leave the body
Lasts approximately 3 to 7 days
Average age it begins is 12 to 15 years
Day by Day The Menstrual cycle / Ovulation
Let’s watch a recap of the Menstrual Cycle…
Learning Goal Objective
• Define Sexuality and understand the
changes associated with puberty to both
males and females.
• Outline the parts of the male and female
reproductive systems and explain the
function of each.
o What have you learned?
o How is this relevant to you?