Ch 45 Sexuality

Question 1

Abstinence

Answer 1

Refraining from having sex

Question 2

Biological sex

Answer 2

Term used to denote chromosomal sexual development

Question 3

Bisexual

Answer 3

Having sexual feelings for people of both sexes

Question 4

Cisgender

Answer 4

Gender identity or role performance that matches societies expectations based on biological sex

Question 5

Contraception

Answer 5

Prevention of conception or pregnancy also used to describe methods used for birth control

Question 6

Erogenous zones

Answer 6

Areas of the body that produce sexual desire and arousal When stimulated

Question 7

Female genital mutilation FGM

Answer 7

Any procedure that involves partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons

Question 8

Gay

Answer 8

Term used to describe homosexual males

Question 9

Gender identity

Answer 9

The inner sense a person has of being male or female, which may be the same Or as different from biological sex; synonym for sexual identity

Question 10

Gender nonconformity

Answer 10

Behaving and appearing in ways that are considered atypical for a persons biological sex

Question 11

Gender role behavior

Answer 11

The behavior a person conveys about being male or female, which may or may not be the same as biological sex or gender identity

Question 12

Heterosexual

Answer 12

Having sexual feelings for a person of the opposite sex

Question 13

Impotence 

Answer 13

Condition in which a man is unable to attain or maintain an erection to such an extent that he cannot have satisfactory sexual intercourse; synonym for erectal failure

Question 14

Intercourse

Answer 14

Insertion of the penis into the partners vagina, anus, or mouth

Question 15

Lesbian

Answer 15

Term for a homosexual female

Question 16

Masturbation

Answer 16

Self stimulation for sexual satisfaction

Question 17

Menarche

Answer 17

Initiation of the menstrual cycle

Question 18

Menopause

Answer 18

Decrease of cyclic hormonal production and cessation of menses and females usually between the ages of 45 and 60 years

Question 19

Menstruation

Answer 19

Periodic discharge a bloody secretions through the vagina; usually for 4 to 5 days each month

Question 20

Orgasm

Answer 20

Apex of sexual activity in which rhythmic contractions of the general organs and many other physiologic changes occur

Question 21

Premenstrual syndrome PMS

Answer 21

Menstrual cycle related to stress; occurs a few days before the onset of menstruation

Question 22

Sexual dysfunction

Answer 22

Condition that prevents a person or a couple from engaging and or obtaining satisfaction from sexual activity

Question 23

Sexual harassment

Answer 23

Unwelcome verbal or physical advance or sexually explicit statement that interferes with one’s ability to do one’s job by making one feel humiliated, intimidated, or uncomfortable

Question 24

Sexual health

Answer 24

The integration of the somatic, emotional, intellectual, and social aspect of sexual being in ways that are positively enriching and that enhance personality, communication and love

Question 25

Sexual orientation

Answer 25

Preferred biological sex of the partner of an individual

Question 26

Sexuality

Answer 26

Degree to which a person exhibits and experiences maleness and femaleness physically, emotionally, and mentally

Question 27

Sexually transmitted infections STI

Answer 27

Disease that spreads from one person to another through intimate sexual contact

Question 28

Transgender

Answer 28

An inclusive term used to describe those who feel that the sex assigned to them at birth incompletely describes or fails to describe them

Question 29

Transsexual

Answer 29

Person of a certain biological sex with the feelings of the opposite sex