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Reproductive System

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REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTIONS ➢ The major function of the reproductive system is to make sure that the human species survives. ➢ It is not necessary for every human being to produce children, but in order to continue our human species, at least some people have to have children. ➢ The four main functions of the human reproductive system are: • To produce egg and sperm cells, • To transport and sustain these cells, • To nurture the developing offspring, and • To produce hormones. MAJOR ORGANS ➢ In the human reproductive system, the major organs include the external genitalia and many internal organs including gonads producing gametes and hormones. ➢ These hormones are …show more content…

➢ In each tube is a sewing needle size passageway. At the other end of each fallopian tube is a fringed area that looks like a funnel and wraps around the ovary. The fallopian tube does not completely attach to the ovary. ➢ When an egg pops out of an ovary, it enters the fallopian tube and tiny hairs in the tube's lining help push it down the narrow passageway toward the uterus. After intercourse, sperm in the vagina passes through the cervix, the uterus, and then to the fallopian tubes. If a sperm encounters an ovum (egg), conception occurs. 4. Ovaries ➢ The female has two oval-shaped organs, called ovaries, that lie to the upper right and left of the uterus. ➢ The ovaries produce, store, and release eggs into the fallopian tubes during the process called ovulation. ➢ Each ovary measures about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in a grown woman. The ovaries are part of the endocrine system and produce estrogen and progesterone, female sex hormones. ➢ The ovaries are among the first organs to be formed as a female baby develops. By 20 weeks, the ovaries have about 6 to 7 million potential egg cells. From that point on however, the number begins to decrease rapidly. A newborn infant has between 1 million to 2 million egg cells. By puberty, the number of egg cells remaining is about 300,000. For every egg that matures and undergoes ovulation, roughly a thousand will fail. During the course of an average

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