Chapter 10 - Sexuality And Gender

Question 1

Primary sex characteristics

Answer 1

• Sexual organs present at birth and directly involved in human reproduction.

Question 2

Secondary sex characteristics

Answer 2

• Sexual organs and traits that develop at puberty and are indirectly involved in human reproduction.

Question 3

Vagina

Answer 3

• Tube that leads from the outside of a females body to the opening of the womb.

Question 4

Uterus

Answer 4

• Womb in which baby grows during pregnancy.

Question 5

Penis

Answer 5

• organ through which makes urinate and which delivers the male sex cells or sperm.

Question 6

Scrotum

Answer 6

• External sac that holds the testes

Question 7

Prostate gland

Answer 7

• Gland that secretes most of the fluid holding the male sex cells or sperm

Question 8

Menarche

Answer 8

• First menstrual cycle, the monthly shedding of the blood and tissue that line the uterus in preparation for pregnancy when conception does not occur.

Question 9

Orgasm

Answer 9

A series of rhythmic contractions of the muscles of the vaginal walls or the penis, also the third and shortest phase of sexual response.

Question 10

Semen

Answer 10

• Fluid releases from the penis at orgasm that contains the sperm.

Question 11

Resolution

Answer 11

• The final phase of the sexual response in which the body is returned to a normal state.

Question 12

Refractory period

Answer 12

• time period in males just after orgasm in which the male cannot become aroused to another orgasm.

Question 13

Four stages of sexual response cycle

Answer 13

1. Excitement - beginning of sexual arousal and can last anywhere from 1 minute to several hours.
2. Plateau - second phase where physical changes that began in the first are continued.
3. Orgasm - third phase - shortest - series of rhythmic muscular contractions known as orgasms.
4. Resolution - final phase - body returns to normal state.

Question 14

Acquired immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Answer 14

• Sexually transmitted viral disorder that causes deterioration of the immune system and eventually results in death due to complicating infections that the body can no longer fight.

Question 15

Chlamydia

Answer 15

• Bacterial infection that grows within the body’s cells.

- symptoms - swollen testicles, discharge, burning during urination; women may experience no symptoms.

Question 16

Syphilis

Answer 16

• Bacterial infection

- Symptoms - Sores that appear on or in the genital area and can spread to other body parts and the brain.

Question 17

Gonorrhea

Answer 17

• Bacterial infection that grows rapidly in warm, moist areas of the body (mouth, anus, throat, genitalia)
• Symptoms - In men, a foul-smelling, cloudy discharge from the penis, burning up I urination; in women, inflamed cervix, light vaginal discharge.

Question 18

Genital herpes

Answer 18

• Herpes simplex virus
• Symptoms - sores on the genital area; Itching, burning, throbbing, “pins-and-needles” sensations where sores are about to appear.

Question 19

Genital warts

Answer 19

• Human papillomavirus (HPV)

- Symptoms- Warty growths on the genitalia

Question 20

AIDS

Answer 20

• Human immunodeficiency virus

- Symptoms-Severe malfunction and eventual breakdown of the immune system.