REPRODUCTION

NEW WORDS
Characteristicscaracteres
Wombtero
Primary primarios
Wallsparedes
Secondary secundarios
vagina vagina
men hombres
vulva vulva
womenmujeres
opening abertura
voice voz
male masculino
breastsmamas
testes testculos
Pubertypubertad
sperm esperma
stage etapa, fase
spermatozoa espermatozoides
develop desarrollar
sperm ducts conductos
mood carcter
deferentes
female femenino
prostate gland prstata
ovaries ovarios
mix mezclar
ova vulos
semensemen
Fallopian tubestrompas de
penis pene
Falopio
containcontener
Uterustero
Sexual characteristics
Men and women have different sexual characteristics.
Primary sexual characteristics. They are the reproductive organs
Secondary sexual characteristics. They are physical differences
between men and women. For example: the hair, the voice or the
breasts.
Puberty
In this stage of life boys and girls develop secondary sexual characteristics
and their reproductive organs start working.
It happens at the ages 10-14 in girls and 12-16 in boys. Puberty also
changes mood an emotions.
The female reproductive system
It consists of several organs:
The ovaries contain the ova (female sex cells).
The Fallopian tubes connect the ovaries to the uterus.
The uterus or womb, where the baby develops, has muscular walls.
The vagina connects the uterus to the outside.
The vulva is external and protects the opening of the vagina and the
urethra.
The male reproductive system
It has several organs:
The testes produce sperm with spermatozoa (male sex cells).
The sperm ducts connect the testes and the urethra.
The prostate gland produces liquids with nutrients that mix with
sperm and produce semen.
The urethra transports semen from the urethra to the outside
The penis is external and contains the urethra.

SEX CELLS AND FERTILIZATION

NEW WORDS
ova vulos
spermatozoon espermatozoide
mature madurar
ovumvulo
embryoembrin
intercourserelaciones
spermatozoa espermatozoides
ovulationovulacin
tail cola
zygote cigoto
Fertilizationfertilizacin
attachpegarse a
Sex cells are an essential part of reproduction
Female sex cells
The ova are in the ovaries from birth and mature during puberty.
They contain nutrients necessary for the embryo.
Male sex cells
The spermatozoa are produced in the testes, starting at puberty. They
are very small and have a head and a long tail to move.
Fertilization
Fertilization occurs when a spermatozoon joins an ovum.
It can happen in the Fallopian tubes, when a spermatozoon (released into
the womans vagina during sexual intercourse) finds an ovum (released by
the ovaries during the ovulation).
When fertilization happens, a zygote is formed. The zygote divides into
cells that form an embryo. The embryo travels to the uterus and attaches
to its walls.

PREGNANCY, BIRTH
NEW WORDS
Pregnancy
Lastdurar, ltimo
until hasta
sac saco
amnionbolsa amnitica
umbilical cord cordn umbilical
placenta placenta
foetus feto
birthnacimiento
distinguishdistinguir
come out salir

AND LACTATION
labourparto
stagesetapas
breakromper
pushempujar
hard fuerte, duro
Caesarean sectioncesrea
Lactationlactancia
Breastfeeding amamantamiento
Feedalimentar
formula milkleche artificial

Pregnancy
It lasts about nine months (from fertilization until birth)
When the embryo is in the uterus, it is protected by a sac with liquid
called amnion.
The placenta is a new organ that forms in the uterus to provide
nutrients and oxygen from the mother to the embryo.
The umbilical cord connects the placenta and the embryo.
The embryo is now called foetus and grows in the uterus until birth. We can
distinguish all his body parts at three months.
Birth
The baby comes out of the mothers body by the labour.
The labour has three stages:
First stage: the muscles of the uterus contract and the amnion
breaks. The liquid is expelled.
Second stage: the mother pushes hard and the baby is born.
Third stage: the placenta is expelled through the vagina.
Sometimes the doctor performs a Caesarean section.
Lactation
Mothers breasts produce milk.
Breastfeeding happens when the baby is fed with the mothers milk. This
milk contains nutrients and substances to grow and to avoid diseases.
Babies can also have formula milk.