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Producing Female Sex Hormones:
FEMALE
REPRODUCTIVE
SYSTEM FUNCTIONS
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Begin being secreted during puberty
Create changes in the body to prepare it for child
rearing
• development of
• increased percentage of
(fat tissue)
increased vascularization of the skin
The female reproductive cell is the
also known
as the eggs.
The ova are
Females are
approximately
eggs in their ovaries
When a female goes through puberty, hormones will cause the
eggs to mature
The female reproductive system contains both external and
internal organs. The system is formed in such a way that sperm
(the male sex cell) is able to enter the body, but also so that once
a sex cell is fertilized, it will be protected from infections
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