Celine Murton
Jackie Paiz
Emily Hernandez
Period 4

Female Reproductive System
 Two main parts:
• Uterus
• Ovaries
 Vagina
 Clitoris
 Fallopian Tube
 Cervix
 Urethra
 Hymen
 Labia Majora + Minora

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Home of the fetus
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Cervix
Corpus
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Produce eggs and hormones
Small oval-shaped glands
Located on each side of the uterus

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Known as the birth canal
Canal that joins the cervix to the outside of the body
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Two Labia Majora meet
Small and sensitive protrusion (comparable to a man’s penis)
Covered by prepuce (fold of skin)

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Known as oviducts
Narrow tubes that attach to the upper part of the uterus
Serves as a tunnel for the ova (egg cell) to travel from the ovaries to the uterus
Where conception occurs

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Known as the neck of the uterus
Cylinder shaped
Lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top of the vagina
Protrudes through the upper anterior vaginal wall
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Its opening is just below the clitoris

Female Reproductive System
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A thin fold of mucous membrane
Separates the lumen of the vagina from urethral sinus

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Libia Majora
Means “large lips”
Protects the other external reproductive organs
Female version of the scrotum
Contains sweat and oil-secreting glands
After puberty, it is covered with hair
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Libia Minora
Means “small lips”
Lies inside the labia majora
Surrounds the openings to the vagina and urethra

Male Reproductive System
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Penis
Semen
Scrotum
Testicles (testes)
Epididymis
Vas Deferens
Ejaculatory Ducts
Urethra
Seminal Vesicles
Prostate Glands
Bulbourethral glands

Male Reproductive System
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Male reproductive organ
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The root (attached to the wall of the abdomen)
The body (the shaft)
The glans (cone-shaped end of the penis)
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Removal of the foreskin is called circumcision

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Made up of special, sponge-like erectile tissue (tissue contains thousands of large spaces that fill with blood when the man is sexually aroused)
Skin of the penis is loose and elastic to accommodate changes in penis size during an erection

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Contains sperm (expelled during ejaculation through the end of the penis when the man reaches sexual climax [orgasm])
Flow of urine is blocked when penis is erect, allowing only semen to be ejaculated
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loose puck-like sac of skin that hangs behind the penis
Contains testicles and many blood and nerve endings
Protects and acts as a climate control system for the testes

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Oval shaped organs, size of large olives that lie in the scrotum
Responsible for making testosterone and sperm
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Long coiled tube that rests on the backside of each testicle
Transports and stores sperm cells that produce in the testes
Brings the sperm to maturity

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Tube that travels from the epididymis into the pelvic cavity, to just behind the bladder
Sperm is transported here to the urethra in preparation for ejaculation
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Vas deferens and the seminal vesicles, fused
Ducts empty into the urethra

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Carries urine to the outside of the body
Ejaculates semen
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Sac-like pouch that is attached to the vas deferens near the base of the bladder
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Walnut-sized structure that is located below the urinary bladder in the form of the rectum contributes additional fluid to the ejaculate

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Located on the sides of the urethra, just below the prostate gland
Pea-sized structure, also called the Cowper’s gland
Produce a clear, slippery fluid that empties directly into the urethra
Fluid serves to lubricate the urethra and to neutralize any acidity that may be present due to residual drops of urine in the urethra.

M+F Reproductive Disease
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Cancer in the cervix
Develops on surface of the cervix
3 rd most common cancer in women
100% treatable if found in time
Develops slowly (over years)
Pap Smear tests are done annually
Almost always caused by HPV

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Begins in the testicles
Curable if caught in time, but it can be a very lengthy process before total recovery
Different stages: o o o
Stage I: cancer has not spread beyond the testicle
Stage II: cancer has spread to lymph nodes in the abdomen
Stage III: cancer has spread beyond the lymph nodes

M+F Reproductive Disease
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Most common STD in United States
1 in 4 men show no symptoms
30% of woman show symptoms
Curable with antibiotics

Female Reproductive Doctor
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Two separate surgical-medical specialties
Deal with the female reproductive organ in the non-pregnant and pregnant state
These specialties are so alike, they are often combined to form a single medical specialty, called (ObGyn).

Male Reproductive Doctor
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Andrologist
Physician-scientist concentrates for clinical or laboratory evaluations of the male fertility and medical and surgical management of all the aspects of the male reproductive health
Found in fertility treatment centers working with in vitro fertilization
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Urologist
Deals with two different parts of the male: o o
Urinary tract
Male reproductive system
Specializes in male anatomy, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of genitourinary disorders

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