GEE 2 – GENDER & SOCIETY

Dr. Teri Marie P. Laude et. al

LESSON 4: ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Lesson Objectives:

When you finish reading this chapter, you should be able to:

1. Differentiate the female and the male reproductive systems; and

2. Understand the basis for physiologic processes in female and males.

Definition of Terms:

 Reproduction – process of producing off springs.

 Genitals – external sex organs.
 Primary sex characteristics – sex characteristics that are present at birth.
 Secondary sex characteristics – sex characteristics that emerge during puberty.

INTRODUCTION

Humans experience various physical and emotional changes from childhood to adulthood. These
changes are gradual and progress at different ages and speed in different people. Theses stages are based on
human growth and development from childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age.

This chapter focuses on the adolescent stage of human development, which is characterized by dynamic
changes in physical and behavioral traits. Despite differences in physical appearance, the sexual organs of men
and women arise from the same structures and fulfill similar functions. Each person has a pair of gonads:
ovaries are female gonads; testes are the male gonads. The gonads produce germ cells and sex hormones. The
female germ cells are ova (egg) and the male germ cells are sperm. Ova and sperm are basic units of
reproduction; their union can lead to the creation of a new life.

THE BIOLOGICAL FEMALE

Anatomy the study of body structure in relation to body parts. The female sexual anatomy is designed
for the production and fertilization of ovum, as well as carrying and delivering infant offspring. Puberty signals
the final development of primary and accessory organs that support reproduction.

A. The female external genitalia consists of the following:

 vulva – all the external genital structures taken together;
 mons veneries - pads of fatty tissue between pubic bone and skin;
 labia majora – outer lips surrounding all the other structures;
 prepuce – clitoral hood (foreskin above and covering clitoris);
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