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4 - Sexual Anatomy Flashcards

1
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What is the vulva?

A

The female external genitals

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2
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Starting at the vagina, name structures radiating out laterally at the vulva

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vagina
labium minor
Labium majora

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If you were to follow a path from the vagina to the ovaries, what would be the structures along the way?

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  • Vagina
  • Cervix (at entrance to uterus)
  • Uterus
  • Fallopian tube
  • Ovaries
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4
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Where is the bartholin gland?

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Just around the inner lips

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5
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Where is the fourchette?

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The ‘bottom’ of the vagina

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Where is the perineum?

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The space between the vagina and anus or penis and anus

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What are the three components of the clitoris?

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  • Tip
  • Shaft
  • Crura (two longer spongy bodies that lie deep in the body and run from tip to either sides of the vagina)
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8
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What are the vestibular bulbs?

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Bulbs of the clitoris, two organs about the size and shape of pea pods. Erectile tissue, close to the crura of the clitoris

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9
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What is the mons pubis?

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A rounded fatty pad of tissue at front of body on top of pubic bones

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10
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What are the labia?

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Lips of vagina, rounded pads of fatty tissue

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What forms the clitoral hood?

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The inner lips (labia minora) coming together

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12
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Which labia is hairless, which is hairy?

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Labia majora is hairy, labia minora is hairless

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13
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What forms the perimeter of the vulvar vestibule?

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The labia

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14
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What is the hymen?

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A thin membrane, which if present partially covers the vaginal opening. Also called cherry. Not a sign of virginity

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What is an annular hymen?

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A ‘normal’ hymen that is open in an even circle

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16
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What are two types of female circumcision?

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Citoridectomy

Infibulation (The practice of excising the clitoris and labia of a girl and stitching together the edges of the vulva to prevent sexual intercourse)

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17
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What is the female skene’s gland equivalent to in the male?

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Prostate gland

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18
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Skene’s gland is paraurethral. What does this mean?

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Near the urethra.

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19
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What is the anatomical term for the womb?

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Uterus

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20
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What is the cervix?

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Narrow lower third of uterus

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21
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What is the fundus?

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Top of uterus

22
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What are the three layers of the uterus?

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Endometrium
Myometrium
Perimetrium

23
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True or false? Fallopian tubes are lined with cilia?

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True

24
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What section of the fallopian tube does fertilization usually occur in?

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The infundibulum, section of tube closest to ovary

25
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What are fimbria?

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Fingerlike projections on end of fallopian tube

26
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What are follicles of the ovaries?

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Capsules that surround an egg

27
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What is a speculum pelvic exam?

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Where a spatula is inserted into cervix and a sample is taken from uterus

28
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What is a bimanual pelvic exam?

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Where a doctor uses his hands to feel in the vagina to cervix, looking for inflammation

29
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What is a speculum?

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A metal or plastic instrument that is used to dilate an orifice or canal in the body to allow inspection.

30
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What type of cancer does HPV cause?

A

cervical cancer

31
Q

What test looks for cervical cancer?

A

The Pap test

32
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What is most often a treatment for cervical cancer?

A

hysterectomy

33
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What is an aerola?

A

The area surrounding the nipple

34
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What is a breast removal surgery called?

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Radical mastectomy

35
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What is the function of precum?

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To neutralize the acidic male urethra

36
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What is the glans?

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The end, or tip of penis

37
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What is the meatus?

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The urethral opening of the penis, semen and urine pass through

38
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What is the root of the penis?

A

Part of penis attached to the body

39
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Which part of the penis is the erectile tissue that contains most of the blood during erection?

A

Corpora cavernosa. There are two of these filling the top two thirds of the shaft.

40
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Where is the corpus spongiosum?

A

It surrounds the urethra in the shaft of the penis

41
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What are some benefits of circumcision?

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  • Less likely to get urinary tract infections
  • May transfer less HPV
  • HIV infection risk lower
  • No difference in sensitivity
42
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What are the seminiferous tubules? Where are they located?

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Longs series of threadlike tubes in testes, manufacture and store sperm.

43
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What are interstitial cells (Leydig’s cells)?

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Produce testosterone, found in connective tissue lying between the seminiferous tubules

44
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What is the epididymis? Where is it?

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Long tube coiled into a small crescent shaped region on the top and sides of the testis. Stores ripens and matures sperm

45
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Where does the vas deferens connect to?

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Goes from the epididymis to the urethra at the prostate gland. The seminal vesicle flows into the vas deferens just before it opens into the urethra.

46
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What is the part of the vas deferens that travels through the prostate called?

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The ejaculatory duct

47
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What are the seminal vesicles? Where are they?

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Two saclike structures that lie above the prostate, produce about 70% of seminal fluid.

48
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What does the prostate do?

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Secretes a milky alkaline fluid that is part of the ejaculate

49
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Where are Cowper’s glands (bulbourethral glands)? Where do they empty into?

A

Below the prostate and empty into the urethra.

50
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What is a function of the vestibulary bulbs around the clitoris?

A

Erectile tissue

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