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FUNCTIONS OF FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM (4)

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  • SUITABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR
    FERTILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF
    A FEOTUS
  • RECIEVES MALE GAMETES
  • SECRETES FEMALE HORMONES
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FUNCTIONS OF THE VAGINA (3)

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  • PENIS INSERTED INTO IT DURING
    INTERCOURSE
  • PASSAGE WAY FOR BABY TO PASS
    THROUGH
  • MENSTRUAL FLOW EXIT THROUGH IT
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5 STEPS TO FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT AND OVULATION

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  1. SINGLE CELLS BREAK AWAY FROM GERMINAL EPITHELIAL
  2. CELL DEVELOPS INTO OOGONIUM SURROUNDED BY PRIMARY FOLLICLE
  3. PRIMARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPS INTO PRIMARY OOCYTE
  4. PRIMARY OOCYTE GOES THROUGH MEIOSIS CREATING ONE OOCYTE AND 3 POLAR BODYS
  5. GRAAFINED FOLLICLE RELEASES OVUM
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MENSTRUAL CYCLE 4 HORMONES RELEASED AND FROM WHERE

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  1. PATUATORY GLAND
    - LUETENISING HORMONE (LH)
    - FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE (FSH)
  2. OVARIES
    - OESTROGEN
    - PROGESTERONE
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FUNCTIONS OF THE PLACENTA (4)

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  • NUTRIENTS, WASTE PRODUCTS AND
    OXYGEN PASS THROUGH AND FROM

-MATERNAL ANTIBODIES CAN PASS
THROUGH FEOTUS

  • ACTS AS A PATHOGEN PREVENTING
    BARRIER
  • SECRETES HORMONES
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FUNCTIONS OF AMNION (4)

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  • SECRETES AMNIOTIC FLUID WITH
    WASTE PRODUCT AND WATER
  • SUPPORTS MOVEMENT AND
    BREATHING IN DEVELOPING FEORU
  • CUSHONS AND PROTECTS FROM
    TEMPERATURE AND DEHYDRATING
  • HOLDS URINE AWAY FROM FEOTUS
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FUNCTIONS OF UMBILLICAL CORD

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  • ATTATCHES FEOTUS TO PLACENTA
  • UMBILLICAL ARTERIES TRANSPORT WASTE INTO MATERNAL BLOODSTREAM
  • UMBILLICAL VEINS TRANSPORT OXYGEN AND NUTRIENTS TO FEOTUS
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3 STAGES OF BIRTH

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  1. DIALATION OF CERVIX
  2. DELIVERY OF BABY
  3. EXPULSION OF PLACENTA
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WHAT HORMONES STIMULATE THE PRODUCTION OF MILK AND WHATS THE PROCCESS CALLED

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  • LACTATION
  • OESTRAGEN AND PROGESTERONE AND PROLACTINE AFTER BIRTH
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