Female Reproductive System
1. Name the structures/hormones that regulate female reproductive function, and state their roles
2. Name both internal and external genitals of the female, and understand the blood supply to the female reproductive tract
3. Describe the principal signs of puberty
4. Describe the hormonal changes of female climacteric and their effects
5. Describe the hormonal events that regulate the ovarian cycle
6. Describe the route sperm cells follow from the site of their production to the outside of the body.
7. Construct a chart of the phases of the monthly sexual cycle showing the hormonal, ovarian, and uterine events of each phase
8. Identify the physical and chemical stimuli that increase uterine contractility in late pregnancy
9. Name and describe the three stages of labor
10. Contrast colostrum with breast milk; and
11. Discuss the benefits of breast-feeding.
12. Describe the female sexual response at each phase and compare w/ male's sexual response
13. Describe the effects of estrogen and progesterone on the uterus, hypothalamus, and anterior pituitary