Unit 8The Reproductive System

Essential Questions

Day 1: Dissection Video

Answer the questions to go along with the “Anatomy for Beginners: Lesson 4” video

Write down 3 questions you have, or 3 things you want to learn about after watching the video

Day 2: Menstruation

Required Readings:

17.4, 17.6

Learning Objectives:

Identify the organs of the female reproductive system and describe the functions of each one

Describe oogenesis

Describe the ovarian and menstrual cycles and their regulation by hormones

To counter some of the pervasive misconceptions about the human female menstrual cycle

Starter Cut out the diagram and description of the

menstrual cycle

Try to put them in order and match up the description to the diagram

Time: 10 minutes

Activity 1 Read through “What happened to 28-days?”

We will answer some questions regarding this conversation

Time: 10 minutes

Activity 2 Clicker presentation “What happened to 28-

days?”

Time: 30 minutes

Activity 3 Make any adjustments to your timeline

Paste them on to the paper

Time: 5 minutes

Activity 4 Using your timeline and the diagram I have

given you, create a timeline for what happens in the menstrual cycle

Include the following:

Body temperature changes

Uterine lining changes

Hormonal changes (FSH, LH, progesterone, estradiol)

Time: 25 minutes

Closing Present your timelines to the class

Day 3: Pregnancy Required Readings:

Chapter 18

Learning Objectives:

Describe the process of fertilization, implantation, and embryonic development

Describe the major changes during fetal development

Describe the fetal circulatory adaptations and explain their value to the fetus

Describe the control of milk production

Starter Describe the process of fertilization. Arrange the

steps in the appropriate order.

How do multiple births occur?

What is the difference between identical and non-identical twins with regards to fertilization?

How long does an egg live inside a woman’s body after ovulation?

How long does sperm live inside a woman’s body once ejaculated?

Time: 10 minutes

Activity 1: Timeline Using the different landmarks as a guide,

try to place them on the fetus development timeline

Use post-its to put your ideas into either trimester 1, 2, or 3

Try to put at least 5 “milestones” for each trimester

Time: 30 minutes

Activity 2 Using the handout of month-by-month

development, make any changes to the class timeline

Time: 15 minutes

Activity 3: Hormone Regulation and Milk

Production Create a flow chart that shows what

happens to the hormones during childbirth and lactation

Oxytocin

Prolactin

Is this a negative or positive feedback mechanism?

Time: 15 minutes

Activity 4 We will watch National Geographic “In the

Womb” for the remainder of the period

Day 4: Case Study Required Readings:

Bad blood: A case study of the Tuskegee syphilis project

Learning Objectives:

To examine a classical medical case history involving scientific and moral issues

To learn about the disease syphilis

To learn about the Nuremberg Code and regulations where human subjects are involved

To understand how well intentioned studies may go awry when medical advances and societal values shift

To evaluate the experimental design of a classical medical study

Activity 1 Read through the case study “Bad Blood”

individually

Make notes, highlight, underline, etc. as you read

Answer the questions on the last page in groups of 3-4

Answers can be written on the back of the case study

Time: 40 minutes

Activity 2 Individually, choose one of the following questions to answer in depth

(~1-2 pages):

1. Some people have argued that there are racial overtones in this project, yet Eunice Rivers, a black nurse, was an important participant in the experiment. Are these two points of view compatible? Use examples to back up your opinion.

2. As we look at this study, one cannot help but wonder if it was ethical, given that the men were simply informed that the doctors were studying “bad blood.” How important is it to have informed consent? Use examples to back up your opinion.

3. The Tuskegee experiment has been criticized because tis experimental design was inherently flawed. Is that really so? And even if it is true that the study was not ideal, were there valuable results to emerge from this study? Refer to the Nuremberg Code in your answer.

Homework Case study answers & opinion paper – due

Tuesday, March 11

Day 5: Disorders and Diseases

Required Readings:

Chapter 17, 18

Learning Objectives:

To describe the common disorders of the reproductive system

To identify the major disorders of pregnancy and prenatal development

What to do? You will work in a group of 3-4 to research

common disorders of the male and female reproductive system, as well as disorders during pregnancy

What to include are on the last slide

Disorders of the Male Reproductive System

Choose 1 of the following to research:

Prostatitis

Cancer of the prostate

Erectile dysfunction (ED)

Infertility

Disorders of the Female Reproductive System

Choose 2 of the following to research:

Dysmenorrhea

Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)

Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS)

Endometriosis

Infertility

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)

Breast Cancer

Cervical Cancer

Pregnancy Disorders

Choose 1 of the following to research:

Eclampsia

Ectopic Pregnancy

Miscarriage

Morning Sickness

Placenta Previa

Prenatal Disorders Choose 1 of the following to research:

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Physiological Jaundice

Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome (IRDS)

For each of the disorders you chose….

Choose one of the following ways to present your information:

Story board, comic strip, brochure, table/chart, spider chart/flow diagram

NO POWERPOINTS!!

Include the following:

Causes

Signs/symptoms

Treatments

Preventative measures (if any)

Day 6: STI’s

Day 7: Birth Control