Friday, November 21, 2008

Aim: How does the female reproductive system work?





































Class notes: Puberty in Females

Primary sex characteristics- sex characteristics present at birth (vagina)
Secondary sex characteristics- sex characteristics that appear during puberty that gives the female the ability to reproduce. The hormone production of estrogen and progesterone in the female causes menstruation to occur. These hormones are also responsible for other physical changes, including (enlargement of the breasts, pubic hair, armpit hair, growth spurt, hip widening, acne)

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