April 13th, 2016 Monster by: Walter Dean Myers

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Female Reproductive System

Level#1: Egg cells are the reproductive cells of the females. Eggs are made in the ovaries of females. The release of an egg is called ovulation. First, the egg moves into a tube called the fallopian tube. Tiny hairs push the egg along its path. Then, the egg eventually makes its way to the uterus.

1. What are egg cells?




2. Where are egg cells made?




3. What is the release of and egg cell called?







Level#2: Egg cells are the reproductive cells of the females. Eggs are made in the ovaries of females. The release of an egg is called ovulation. First, the egg moves into a tube called the fallopian tube. Tiny hairs push the egg along its path. Then, the egg eventually makes its way to the uterus. The uterus is a muscular, hollow organ. It is where a baby develops if a woman becomes pregnant. The opening to the uterus is the cervix. The vagina is the canal that leads from a woman's uterus to the outside of her body.

1. What are the reproductive cells that a female produces called and where are they made?





2. What is the release of an egg called and where does it go first?





3. What pushes the egg along its path and where does it end up?







Level#3: Egg cells are the reproductive cells of the females. Eggs are made in the ovaries of females. The release of an egg is called ovulation. First, the egg moves into a tube called the fallopian tube. Tiny hairs push the egg along its path. Then, the egg eventually makes its way to the uterus. The uterus is a muscular, hollow organ. It is where a baby develops if a woman becomes pregnant. The opening to the uterus is the cervix. The vagina is the canal that leads from a woman's uterus to the outside of her body. Ovaries also make hormones once puberty begins. The female sex hormones produced in the ovaries are estrogen and progesterone. Estrogen gives women body hair and broad hips. It also causes their breast to develop. Progesterone helps the female body prepare the uterus for a baby if she becomes pregnant.

1. Explain what egg cells are, where egg cells are made, and when egg cells are released.






2. Explain the path that egg cells take to the uterus.





3. Explain what the uterus is and the role it plays during pregnancy.







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