Chapter 3: Female Reproductive Anatomy Flashcards
Vestibule?
- potential space btwn the left and right labia minora
What makes up the clitoris?
- glans, shaft, corpora cavernosa and crura
What parts of the clitoris are erectile?
- glans and shaft
Clitoris
-glans
- small but highly sensitive knob of tissue positioned at the front of the vestibule…..external part of the clitoris
Clitoris
- what covers the glans?
- clitoral hood
The erectile tissue within the clitoral shaft consists of what?
- two corpora cavernosa
The erectile tissue within the glans is what?
- single corpus spongiosum
Smegma?
- secretions from the clitoral hood to aid movement about the glans combine with dead cells and bacteria forming this pasty material
Clitoris
-Curva?
- two internal extensions of the clitoris
Vestibular bulbs?
- helps with?
- associated with the clitoris …..curved erectile masses….underlying the labia minora and surround the vestibule.
- erection of these help lengthen and stiffen the vagina
What two muscles are associated with the clitoris?
-Functions/location
- Ischiocavernousus muscle
L> attached to the clitoris and assists with erection…(around crura )
L> elevates shaft and glans….causinf clitoral glans to disappear under hood. - Bulbospongiosus muscle
L> attached to the base of the clitoris and assists with erections, surrounds the introits
Introitus?
- entrance to the vagina
Components of vestibule?
- clitoris, urethral opening and the vaginal opening
Hymen??
- membrane that covers the introits
L> not a good indicator of virginity
Bartholin’s glands wtf
- located at the introits, discharge a small amount of fluid during arousal….
L> can get blocked and cause cysts..needed to be drained
L>not big on lube
Three layers of the vagina??
- Mucosal
- Muscular
- FIbroelastic
Lactobacilli??? huh??
- bacteria living in the vagina on the surface that convert sugars into lactic acid contributing to the mildly acidic environment of the vagina that protects it form harmful bacteria
Candidia albicans?
Candidiasis
- fungal microbes that if over grow in the vagina can cause inflammation of the vaginal walls and itching…possibly white discharge ….YEAST INFECTION
Perineum?
- erotically sensitive area between the vaginal opening and anus.
Name a muscle of the pelvic floor that stiffens the walls of the vagina during sex thus increasing sensations for both partners…and that can be toned via kegel exercises! (prevents involuntary what?)
- Pubococcugeus muscles
- leakage of urine and feces (incontinence )
Grafenberg spot??
- contributing structure is most likely
paraurethral glands - ducts open into the urethra, homologous with the prostate gland in men…and release fluid during orgasm in some women !
Hysteria:
- greek word meaning?
- womb
Hysteria:
- medical term referring to what?
- physical and mental problems thought to be caused by the uterus
Hysteria:
- 19th century physicians thought that this was due to what?
- lack of sexual stimulation…they therefore manually stimulated the clitoral area of their patients in check ups.
Hysteria:
- greeks believed what about the uterus?
- bitch moved around a lot in the body causing mayhem physically and psychologically wherever it went.
Hysteria:
-Chattanogoa Vibrator?
- physicians solution to stimulating female patients since manually doing it required a lot of time.
Hysteria:
- who put an end to hysteria not intentionally?
- Siggy Freud
L> he said it was rooted in child molestation past and that a woman’s nervous cough meant they wanted to have oral sex with their father….
Oviducts?
- aka fallopian tubes
- pathway from uterus to left and right ovary
L> fert occurs here