Chapter 10 - Sexuality And Gender Flashcards
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Primary sex characteristics
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- Sexual organs present at birth and directly involved in human reproduction.
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Secondary sex characteristics
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- Sexual organs and traits that develop at puberty and are indirectly involved in human reproduction.
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Vagina
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- Tube that leads from the outside of a females body to the opening of the womb.
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Uterus
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- Womb in which baby grows during pregnancy.
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Penis
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- organ through which makes urinate and which delivers the male sex cells or sperm.
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Scrotum
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- External sac that holds the testes
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Prostate gland
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- Gland that secretes most of the fluid holding the male sex cells or sperm
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Menarche
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- First menstrual cycle, the monthly shedding of the blood and tissue that line the uterus in preparation for pregnancy when conception does not occur.
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Orgasm
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A series of rhythmic contractions of the muscles of the vaginal walls or the penis, also the third and shortest phase of sexual response.
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Semen
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- Fluid releases from the penis at orgasm that contains the sperm.
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Resolution
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- The final phase of the sexual response in which the body is returned to a normal state.
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Refractory period
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- time period in males just after orgasm in which the male cannot become aroused to another orgasm.
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Four stages of sexual response cycle
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- Excitement - beginning of sexual arousal and can last anywhere from 1 minute to several hours.
- Plateau - second phase where physical changes that began in the first are continued.
- Orgasm - third phase - shortest - series of rhythmic muscular contractions known as orgasms.
- Resolution - final phase - body returns to normal state.
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Acquired immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
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- 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.
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Chlamydia
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- Bacterial infection that grows within the body’s cells.
- symptoms - swollen testicles, discharge, burning during urination; women may experience no symptoms.
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Syphilis
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- Bacterial infection
- Symptoms - Sores that appear on or in the genital area and can spread to other body parts and the brain.
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Gonorrhea
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- 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.
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Genital herpes
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- Herpes simplex virus
- Symptoms - sores on the genital area; Itching, burning, throbbing, “pins-and-needles” sensations where sores are about to appear.
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Genital warts
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- Human papillomavirus (HPV)
- Symptoms- Warty growths on the genitalia
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AIDS
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- Human immunodeficiency virus
- Symptoms-Severe malfunction and eventual breakdown of the immune system.
