7.1 Work File Review To prepare for the 7.

1 Female Reproductive System quiz, carefully complete the work below. Section 1: Fill in the blanks using the word bank below. Site 1 Word bank for the fill in the blank activity below: Ovaries, bladder, fallopian tubes, uterus, rectum, menstruating, vagina, urethra, cervix Fill in the blanks using the word bank above. 1. This organ is muscular and houses the developing fetus. _Uterus__ 2. The _endometrium__ is the lining of the uterus. / 3. The process of _menstruating_ is the periodic shedding of the lining of the uterus. 4. The __fallopian tubes__ are located on either side of the uterus and serve as a passage way from the ovaries to the uterus. 5. The _Ovaries__ is the female reproductive gland that matures the egg/ova. 6. The muscular organ that stores urine is the _bladder__. 7. The _vagina__ is a muscular, elastic tube in the female that is a passageway from the uterus to the outside of the body; the birth canal. 8. A tube called the_urethra_ extends from the bladder to the outside of the body. 9. The _cervix_ is located at the bottom of the uterus and must dilate 8 cm during childbirth. endometrium,

Section 2: You have completed the first section of this activity by locating and
describing the functions of the female reproductive system. Using the information you learned through your research, complete Section 2. Site 2 Carefully route the path the egg takes from maturation in the ovary to implantation in the endometrium (uterine lining). Be sure to include the site of fertilization and what happens to an egg that is not fertilized. Example: 1. Once a month the ovary matures an egg due to messages sent from the

pituitary gland. 2. This mature egg (ova) then is released from the ovary. This process is called ovulation. Word bank for the fill in the blank activity below: menstruation uterus ovary uterus sperm egg ova endometrium fertilization fallopian tubes menstrual 28 days ovulation twenty eight

Section 2: Please fill in the blanks using the word bank above. You may use the words more than once. Approximately every 1. __________days, during the reproductive years of most women, a new 2.__________cycle begins. The female reproductive organ, located deep inside the body cavity, the 3.__________ stores and releases the 4._________. The mature 5.__________ is released from the ovary during a process called 6.__________. The 7. ________ travels from the ovary into the 8.__________. If the male sex cell the 9. __________ unites with the female sex cell 10.__________ takes place. If not, the egg disintegrates and the 11.__________cycle begins again. This causes the sloughing off of the uterine wall which is called 12.__________.

Section 3: Carefully label the numbered parts of the female reproductive system. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. To check your answers, refer to the Check link on the activity page.