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Objective:
  • Define the functions of the Reproductive System.
  • Identify and describe the differences between the male reproductive system and female reproductive system.
  • Identify and describe how the reproductive system relates to other parts of the human body.



Introduction:
What is the purpose the Reproductive System:
                    • To ensure SURVIVAL of the species.
                      • Note an individual can live a long happy healthy life without reproducing but to ensure that species continue to thrive some individuals most produce offspring.

Functions of the Reproductive system:
    • To produce egg and sperm cells
    • To transport and sustain these cells
    • To nurture the developing offspring
    • To produce hormones



Functions by Division:
These four functions are divided between the primary and secondary, or accessory, reproductive organs.
  • The primary consists of the reproductive organs or gonads consists of the ovaries and testes.
    • Primary responsibility consists of producing the sperm and egg, (gametes) and for producing hormones.
    • These hormones that produced are responsible for the maturation of the reproductive system, development of sexual characteristics, and roles in developing the physiology of the reproductive system.
  • The other organs, ducts and glands of the reproductive system are considered the secondary, or accessory, reproductive organs.
    • Primary responsibility of these organs is to transport and sustain gamete and nurture offspring.




Reproduction System Divided
Both the male and female have basic similarities and very special differences. They are typically the same in the most of the reproductive organs of sexes from similar embroyonic tissue, meaning, they are homologous. Both systems have gonads that produce tes (either the sperm and egg or ovum) and sex organs. Both systems experience further development of the reproductive organs, which mature and become functional during puberty as a result of the gonads secreting sex hormones.
For Example:
Penis-Vagina
Scrotum-Labia Majora

Male Reproductive System

Differences between male and female reproductive systems The differences between the female and the male reproductive systems are based on the the functions of each individual role relying in the reproduction cycle. A male who is healthy, and sexually mature continuously produces sperm vs a woman's eggs are completely formed during fetal development.





Male Reproductive System
Penis
Scrotum
Testes






Female Reproductive System
Female Reproductive System
Vagina
*Rugae
*Vaginal orifice
Fallopian (uterine) tubes
Ovary
Uterus
*Perimetrium, Myometrium, Endometrium
*Fundus
*Body
*Cervix
*External os
Vulva
*Clitoris
*Labia minoria & majora
*Mons pubis
Perineium
Breast
*Mammary glands
*Lactiferous duct
*Nipple
*Areola

male reproductive system female reproductive system

male and female reproductive systems



Childhood During childhood a female's ovaries are inactive, and no follicles develop. The main event that occurs during childhood is artesia, in which some primordial follicles regress or break down. By the time a female child reaches puberty, only about 400,000 primordial follicles remain.

Puberty When a female reaches puberty the hypothalamus releases GnRH which stimulates the anterior pituitary to release FSH (follicle-stimulating, hormone) and LH(lutenizing hormone). The levels of the FSH of LH vary in a cyclical pattern and produce a monthly sequence of events in follicle development called the ovarian cycle. The three phases, ovularian cycle are: the folliclar phase, ovulation, and the luteal phase.