Be able to:

1. Draw diagrams of the adult male and female reproductive systems.

2. Explain the role of hormones in regulating the changes of puberty (testosterone, estrogen) in boys and girls, and in the menstrual cycle [follice stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estrogen and progesterone].

3. List the secondary sexual characteristics in both sexes.

4. State the difference between copulation and fertilization.

5. Describe early embryo development up to the implantation of the blastocyst.

6. State that the fetus is supported and protected by the amniotic sac and amniotic fluid.

7. State that materials are exchanged between the maternal and fetal blood in the placenta.

8. Outline the process of birth and its hormonal control, including progesterone and oxytocin.

9. Describe four methods of family planning and contraception.

10. Discuss the ethical issues of family planning and contraception.

11. Outline the technique of amniocentesis.

12. Outline the process of in vitro fertilization (IVF).

13. Discuss the ethical issues of IVF.