Vagina
Ovaries
Female Reproductive System
• WORKSHEET 2: The Female Reproductive Organs
Instruction: Label each part according to the given choices in the box. Write your answers adjacent to the arrow.
Answer:
Uterus
Uterine lining
Cervix
Vagina
Fallopian tube
Ovary
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• STUDENT READER 1: Parts and Functions of the Male and Female Reproductive Systems
For boys:
From puberty on, sperm are continuously produced in the testicles (or testes), which are found inside the scrotum. As the sperm mature, they move into the epididymis, where they remain to mature for about two weeks. The sperm then leave the epididymis and enter the vas deferens.
These tubes pass through the seminal vesicles and the prostate gland, which release fluids that mix with the sperm to make semen. During ejaculation, the semen travels through the penis and out of the body by way of the urethra, the same tube that carries urine. The urethral or urinary opening is the opening from which a man urinates or ejaculates.
Key Words
Sperm Male sex cell that is the contribution of the man in the conception of a baby
Erection Spontaneous enlargement of the penis due to flow of blood caused by stimulation or arousal
Ejaculation Forceful release of seminal fluid from the penis Semen Fluid that leaves a man’s penis when he ejaculates Fertility Ability to get a girl pregnant with his baby
Sexual intercourse An act between a man and a woman whereby sperms are deposited in the vagina
Tracing the passage of the sperm cell
Testicles (testes) Male reproductive glands, which produce sperm Scrotum Pouch of skin that holds the testicles
Epididymis Organ where sperm mature after they are produced in the testicles Vas deferens Long, thin tubes that transport sperm away from the epididymis Seminal vesicles Small glands that produce a thick, sticky fluid that provides energy for
sperm
Prostate gland Gland that produces a thin, milky fluid that enables the sperm to swim and become part of the semen
Urethra Canal that carries urine from the bladder (the place where urine is collected in the body) to the urinary opening. In males, the urethra also carries semen
Penis External male organ through which semen or urine leaves the body;
male organ for sexual intercourse
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For girls:
Every girl is born with thousands of eggs in her ovaries. The eggs are so small that they cannot be seen by the naked eye. Once a girl has reached puberty, a tiny egg matures in one of her ovaries and then travels down the fallopian tube on its way to the uterus. This release of the egg from the ovary is called ovulation. The uterus prepares for the egg’s arrival by developing a thick and soft lining like a pillow. If the girl has sexual intercourse around the time she ovulates, at the time the egg is in the fallopian tube, there might be some sperm waiting to unite with the egg. If the egg is united with the sperm (called fertilization), the fertilized egg travels to the uterus, and attaches to the lining of the uterus and remains there for the next nine months, growing into a baby. If the egg is not fertilized, then the uterus does not need the thick lining it has made to protect the egg. This lining flows through the cervix and then out of the vagina. This flow of blood is called the “period” or menstruation.
Key Words
Egg Cell Female sex cell that is the contribution of a woman in the conception of a baby
Ovulation The periodic release of a mature egg from an ovary Fertility Ability to get pregnant
Sexual intercourse An act between a man and a woman whereby sperm are deposited in the vagina
Fertilization Union of the egg with the sperm
Implantation The fertilized egg cell attaches to the prepared lining of the uterus Menstruation The monthly discharge of blood and tissue from the lining of the
uterus
Tracing the passage of the egg cell:
Ovaries Two glands that contain thousands of immature eggs Fallopian tubes Tubes that carry the egg from the ovaries to the uterus
Uterus Small, hollow, muscular female organ where the fetus is held and nourished from the time of implantation until birth
Cervix Lower portion of the uterus, which extends into the vagina Vagina Canal that forms the passageway from the uterus to the outside
of the body. It is the organ where sperm are deposited, where menstruation flows out, and where the baby normally passes during birth; female organ for sexual intercourse
Source:
• Institute of Reproductive Health and Family Health International. (2003). My Changing Body, Fertility Awareness of Young People. Washington DC: IRH.
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• TEACHER RESOURCE 3: Suggested Questions for the Fishbowl Activity
1. What male reproductive body part is responsible for the production of sperm cells?
2. What female reproductive body part is responsible for the maturation of egg cells?
3. How do the sperm and egg cell meet?
4. Where do the sperm and egg cell meet?
5. What is reproduction?
6. In what body part of the woman does the baby grow?
7. What is menstruation?
8. What is the role of man in reproduction?
9. What is the role of woman in reproduction?
10. What do you call the union of the egg cell and the sperm cell?
Answer:
1. The male reproductive glands that produce the sperm cells are the testes.
2. The female reproductive glands responsible for the maturation of the egg cells are the ovaries.
3. The sperm and egg meet through sexual intercourse.
4. The sperm and egg meet in the fallopian tube.
5. Reproduction is when a man and a woman having sex produce a baby.
6. The baby grows inside the uterus of the woman.
7. Menstruation is the monthly discharge of blood and tissue from the lining of the uterus.
8. The contribution of the man in the conception of a baby is the sperm cell.
9. The contribution of the woman in the conception of a baby is the egg cell.
10. The union of the sperm cell and the egg cell is called fertilization.
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• STUDENT READER 2: Differences Willed by God
Man and woman have been created, which to say is willed by God: on one hand, in perfect equality as human persons; on the other, in their respective beings as man and woman. “Being man” or “being woman” is a reality which is good and willed by God: man and woman possess an inalienable dignity which comes to them immediately from God their creator. Man and woman are both with one and the same dignity “in the image of God.” In their “being man” and “being woman”, they reflect the Crea-tor’s wisdom and goodness.
Source:
• Catechism of the Catholic Church. (1994). Manila: Word and Life Publication. 369.
Above all, it is important to underline the equal dignity and responsibility of women with men. This equality is realized in a unique manner in that reciprocal self-giving by each one to the other, and by both to the children, which are proper to marriage and the family.
In creating the human race, “male and female,” God gives man and woman an equal personal dignity, endowing them with the inalienable rights and responsibilities proper to the human person (Gen 1:27).
The totality which is required by conjugal love also corresponds to the demands of responsible fertil-ity. This fertility is directed to the generation of a human being, and so by its nature, it surpasses the purely biological order and involves a whole series of personal values.
God created man in his own image and likeness: calling him to existence through love, he called him at the same time for love. . . Love is therefore the fundamental and innate vocation of every human being.
Source:
• Pope John Paul II. (2005). Familiaris Consortio: Apostolic Exhortation of Pope John Paul II on the Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World. Pasay City: Paulines Publishing House Daughters of St. Paul.
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• TEACHER RESOURCE 4: Pictures of a Sperm Cell and an Egg Cell