DEFINITION FUNCTION IMPORTANCE

The time of life when a The body begins to use The ovaries stop making
woman's ovaries stop energy differently, fat the hormones estrogen
MENOPAUSE producing hormones cells change, and and progesterone.
and menstrual periods women may gain weight
stop. more easily.

A woman's monthly To prepare the body for The period is the body's
bleeding, often called a possible pregnancy. way of releasing tissue
MENSTRUATION your “period.” that it no longer needs.

A pair of sperm- The main function of the The testes

producing organs that testes is producing and are responsible for
TESTES maintain the health of storing sperm. making sperm and are
the male reproductive also involved in
system. producing a hormone
called testosterone.

A female reproductive They produce the The ovaries also have

organ in which ova or female hormones the distinction of being an
OVARY eggs are produced, oestrogen and endocrine gland because
present in humans and progesterone and they secrete hormones—
other vertebrates as a androgens. primarily estrogen and
pair. progesterone—that are
vital to normal
reproductive
development and fertility.
Ovulation is the process Enables the egg to be Ovulation is beneficial
in which a mature egg is fertilized by the male because it's how women
OVULATION released from the ovary. sperm cells. make hormones

Testosterone is a Increasing the protein It can boost libido or

hormone that is synthesis in muscles regulate sex drive.
TESTOSTERONE responsible for many of thereby increasing the
the physical muscle mass in males.
characteristics specific
to adult males.

Estrogens are a group Estrogen regulates the Estrogen enables

of hormones that play growth, development, ovaries, vagina, and
ESTROGEN an important role in the and physiology of the uterus to function.
normal sexual and human reproductive
reproductive system.
development in women.