Girls and Puberty
• Breast development
-feel _____ at times
-one often develops before the other
-can take ____ years before fully developed
-often ______in size
-size is primarily determined by ______
• Height and weight increase
-about ____% of the female adult body is fat (15% of the male body)
-___% of the female body is muscle (40% of the male body)
-Women can endure some kinds of physical stress more easily than ____.
(famine, cold, and drought, and do very well in endurance sports)
Visible Changes
• _____ broaden to prepare for delivery of a baby
• ______hair
• Pubic hair
• Hair on _____ and ____
Female Reproductive System
• External Genitals
Ø ______(labia majora and minora) protects the internal sex organs
Ø ______–small, sensitive organ located above the opening to the vagina
Ø ______3 openings
• Internal reproductive Organs
Ø Vagina -leads to other internal reproductive organs
-used for ______, intercourse, ______
-thin membrane (______) surrounds the vaginal opening
Ø Uterus -also called the ______
-where the ______grows
-about the size of a ______
-enlarges during pregnancy (not the ______)
Ø Fallopian Tubes
-2 tubes on either side of the ______
-passageway from the uterus to ovary
Ø Ovaries
-females have ___
-reproductive glands
-start producing ______at puberty
-hold about ______ova (eggs) until puberty
Ø Ovum -also called egg ______
-special cell, when united with male sperm cell, can create a ______(this is called fertilization
Changes in Reproductive Organs During Puberty
1)Discharge
-keeps vagina ______and healthy
-varies from whitish and pasty to clear and slippery
-if bad odor, may be an ______
2) Ovulation
-once ovaries start producing hormones, the message is given to start releasing one ______, once a month, from one ovary
-usually a girl cannot feel this happening
-if egg is not fertilized in a day or so, it ______
3)Menstruation
-uterus must prepare for growth of a baby
-hormones from ovaries send message to the uterus to grow a thick _____ of tissue and ______
-lining contains nutrients to nourish the egg and sperm is fertilization occurs
-if the egg is NOT fertilized, the lining is not needed to nourish the baby…so the uterus ______(takes 5-7 days) This is called ______.
-once it is shed, a new lining begins to grow
-This happens again, that is why it is called a ______.
Review Questions
1) List 4 visible changes in girls during Puberty.
2) What determines breast size?
3) Name 2 external female genitals.
4) Name 2 internal female reproductive organs.
5) Describe Menstruation.
6) Name 2 menstrual products.