4.2 A woman\

Question 1

Ova (egg cells)

Answer 1

Female sex cells

Question 2

Ovary

Answer 2

A female reproductive organ in which the development of the ova takes place.
○ Woman has uteras (womb) and ovaries.
○ Ovary contains hundreds of thousand of immature ova.
○ Are present from birth.
○ When a girl start puberty it starts developing.

Question 3

ovulation

Answer 3

When an ovum is released from an ovary.
○ Ovum passes down the Fallopian tube into the womb.
○ Occurs roughly 14 days after the start of menstruation.
○ The next menstruation begins on the 29th day if the ovum is not fertilized.
○ From puberty an egg cell (ovum) matures approximately once a month.
○ Ovum/egg cells live for twelve to twenty four hours after ovulation.
§ Residues will be absorbed into the bloodstreams via the Fallopian Tube.
§ If the egg cell is fertilized after ovulation it stays alive.
□ It develops in the womb into a baby -> pregnant

Question 4

Vulva

Answer 4

The external sexual organs of a woman.

Question 5

Clitoris

Answer 5

Sensitive to stimulation that gives a pleasant feeling.
○ 10 cm long inside your body.

Question 6

Clitoral glans

Answer 6

A small bud that is extremely sensitive.
Is surrounded by the clitoral hood

Question 7

Erectile tissue

Answer 7

Tissue that surrounds the clitoris.
○ When a woman is sexually aroused -> The erectile bodies fill with blood and become larger/firmer.

Question 8

Inner labia

Answer 8

Thin folds of skin that meet at the top.
· There are glands in the wall of the inner labia that produce mucus during sexual arousal.
○ Makes the entrance to the vagina slippery.
· Opening of the urethra and the vagina are between the inner labia.

Question 9

Vagina

Answer 9

Connects the vulva to the womb (baarmoeder).
○ Has mucous lining on the inside.

Question 10

Outer labia

Answer 10

Folds of skin with hair on outside of the inner labia.

Question 11

Hymen

Answer 11

Membrane near the entrance of the vagina.
○ Hymen is not a closed membrane, so most girls do not bleed the first time.

Question 12

Menstruation

Answer 12

Contractions of the muscular layer of the uterine wall get rid of the pieces of lining/blood.
○ Girls have their period 10/13/16
○ May last 3 days other a week.
○ Contractions of the uterine wall

Question 13

Endometrium

Answer 13

The wall of the womb that consists of a thick layer of muscle that is covered on the inside with mucous lining.
○ Contains a lot of blood vessels
○ About one a month it comes loose. -> Also releases blood.

Question 14

Menstrual cycle

Answer 14

The repeated build-up and elimination of the endometrium.
○ This is how the womb is preparing itself for a possible pregnancy.
○ Day 1: Start of menstrutation, womb lining is discharged.
○ Day 5: Womb lining start to build up again.
○ Day 14: Ovulation
○ Day 28: Last day of the cycle, womb lining stops building up.

Question 15

Pads, tampons and menstrual cups

Answer 15

Things that are used for collecting the lining and the blood
○ Need to be replaced several times a day.

Question 16

Hormones

Answer 16

Substances that control the functioning of organs.

Question 17

Endocrine glands

Answer 17

Secrete their hormones into the bloodstream.
○ End up throughout the body via the blood.

Question 18

Pituitary

Answer 18

An important endocrine gland for the sex organs.
○ In puberty, it start to produce stimulatory hormones. -> Egg cells start developing in the ovaries.

Question 19

Menopause

Answer 19

When a woman reaches about 50 years of age, less and less of the hormones are produced.
○ No eggs are riped.