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B. Read the story and fill in the blanks using the words provided below Write your answer in your answer sheets ovaries ovum/egg cell vagina uterus menstruation cervix uterus fallopian tubes the (1. The Journey of an Ovum Once upon a time, theres a female reproductive system. Each month. invited a thick soft lining made up of tissue and blood to grow along its walls. The lining contained nutrients that would be needed to nourish a growing baby if a pregnancy is to occur. Once the lining had grown, it waited for the (2. ) to do their job. You see, the ovaries contained special reproductive cells, each called an (3. 1. Each month, one of these cells would reach maturity and be released from the ovaries then it travels through the fallopian tube and finally it will pass through the (4. ). This month, it was the right ovary that got to release an ovum. The left one would have to wait until the next month. The (5. _), which wait for the ovanes to release an ovum, waved their numerous arms. The waving arms grabbed the ovum that was just released and gently guided it into one of the tubes. After about a day of travel, the ovum began to dissolve. When it had disappeared. the brain sent a message to the lining of the uterus telling it that a fertilized ovum wasnt going to arrive, so it could leave the uterus. Slowly, the lining passed through the (6. ), into the (7. ). and out of the females body. Then, the process would start all over again. The process is called menstrual cycle or (8. As soon as the lining was gone, the uterus invited a new lining to start to grow. This time around, it would be the ovary and fallopian tube on the left that would do all the work.