The femal and male reproductive systems are two homologous organ systems that developed from the same tissue embryologically speaking. Pregnancy involves anatomical and physiological changes in both the mother and the developing human that are driven by the nervous and endocrine systems. In this assignment, you will examine how hormones drive these anatomical and physiological changes.
Instructions:
- Prepare a written paper of at least 1000 words discussing the following:
- Describe anatomical and physiological changes that occur at the gross and histological levels during pregnancy and postpartum in the mother and develping human during the following stages:
- Fertilization
- Embryonic development
- Fetal development
- Birth
- Postpartum period
- Examine how hormones regulate the ovarian cycle, in utero development, and the process of labor and giving birth
- Briefly discuss the similarities and differences in oogenesis vs. spermatogenesis.