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Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
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The fatty pad to tissue that covers the pubic area in female anatomy

A

Mons Pubis

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2
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Three theories as to why pubic hair exists

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  1. Dissapating volatile compounds
  2. protective padding during intercourse
  3. signaling sexual maturity
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3
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Why do some choose to remove pubic hair

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Feelings of cleanliness, more genitalia contact, hair getting caught in teeth

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4
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A sensitive organ that is connected to the inside and outside of the vagina that is commonly the way females achieve orgasm

A

clitoris

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5
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two parts of the clitoris

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glans of the clitoris is a small knob at top of vulva, and the shaft cannot be seen along the sides of the inside and outside of the vagina

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6
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Pads of fatty “lips” along the vulva that can grow pubic hair

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Labia majora

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7
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Folds of skin that sit along the vaginal opening that can have a lot of variations

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labia minora

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8
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A procedure that is performed to make the labia plumper, more symmetrical or smaller

A

labiaplasty

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9
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When all exterior parts of the vulva are removed

A

Female genital mulilation

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10
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The part of the vulva that surrounds the vaginal opening and is inside the labia minora

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Vulvar vestibule

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11
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Where pee comes out

A

urethral opening

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12
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A thin tissue that covers the vaginal opening in some people, but it does not always.

A

hymen

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13
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A surgery to replace or create a hymen

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hymenoplasty

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14
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A canal that extends into the body and connects to the cervix

A

Vagina

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15
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A pair of small glands that are inside the labia minora with unknown purpose

A

bartholin glands

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16
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Glands that are thought to be similar to the male prostate

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skene’s glands

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17
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A sensitive spot in the vagina whose existence is debatable. This sensitive area is thought to allow for female ejaculation when stimulated

A

G-spot

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18
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Differences in female ejaculation

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Not everyone has g-spot orgasms, squirts or ejaculates

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19
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A muscular wall at the top of the vagina

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cervix

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20
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opening of the cervix

A

os

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21
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part of the female reproductive system that holds the fetus and has endometrium that is shed during menstration

A

uterus

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22
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A type of cell in the cervix that can develop into cancer

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cervical dysplasia

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23
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Part of the female reproductive system that is connected to the uterus via ___ and releases an egg every menstation cycle

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ovaries and fallopian tubes

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24
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A spongy organ with no bones that are the male sex organ

A

penis

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25
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Removal of the foreskin from the penis

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circumcision

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26
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What is the important difference between the corpora cavernosa and the corpus spongiosum

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the cavernosa is firm when filled with blood and the other is spongy

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27
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A loose pouch of skin that contains the testes and hangs under the penis

A

scrotum

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28
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Sacs that create the sperm can be asymmetrical and have a layer of muscle around them to keep the sperm warm

A

testes

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29
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Development pattern of the testes

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They usually drop from the abdominal cavity into the scrotum in the last month before birth

30
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The removal of testicals

A

castration

31
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Long tubes in the testies where the sperm develops

A

seminiferous tubles

32
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where the sperm matures

A

epididymis

33
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Part that delivers the sperm to the urethra

A

vas deferens

34
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Produces and distribuest the fluid portion of ejaculate

A

seminal vesicles

35
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A gland that produces secretion for sperm to sit in and neutralizes the acitity of the vagina so it does not kill the sperm

A

prostate gland

36
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Structures on either side of the urethra and below the prostates that secrete clear fluid when aroused to prepare the urethra for ejaculation

A

cowper’s glands

37
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Parts of the body that can result in sexual arousal

A

erogenous zones

38
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A surgery that decreases the size of the breast due to them causing neck, shoulder and back pain

A

breast reduction

39
Q

Area around the nipple

A

areola

40
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5 steps of being breast aware in case of breast cancer

A
  1. know how your breast usually feel and look
  2. know changes to look for
  3. feel for changes
  4. report any changes
  5. get a mammogram
41
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Four beliefs from the Middle Ages

A
  1. men and women have the same sexual anatomy, but men’s are outside and female’s are inside
  2. Moving too suddenly can cause a women to become a man
  3. sperm comes from the brain
  4. the uterus can move around the body
42
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when does sex differentiation occurs

A

week 6 to 7

43
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What are the two gonadal primordial ducts

A

Wolffian duct and the Mullerian duct

44
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What are the parts of the prenatal ducts

A

genital tubercle, genital folds, and genital swelling

45
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What is the sry region on the genome

A

the part that determines biological sex

46
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What does the presence of a y in the sry region

A

it causes MIF and DHT to be released which causes Müllerian duct to regress and the sex to be male

47
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Does the different parts of the duct become in a biological female

A

Genital tubercle becomes clitoris
Genital folds become labia minora
Genital swelling becomes the labia majora

48
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What does the different parts of the duct become in a biological male

A

Genital tubercle becomes the penis
Genital folds become the shaft of the penis
Genital swelling becomes the scrotum

49
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Three possible things that public hair might do

A

trap pheromones, protect against friction. and signal sexual maturity

50
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What are the pros of male circumsion

A

decrease chance of getting an sti, decreases chance of urinary tract infections during infancy, corrects inability to pull back foreskin, decrease chance of cancer

51
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cons of male circumsion

A

trauma, procedure can risk shock, hemorrhage and penile mutilation

52
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Sex characteristics you are born with

A

primary sexual characteristics

53
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sex characteristics that develop after puberty

A

secondary sex characteristics

54
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how big is the internal clitoris?

A

10 cm

55
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What is the interior and exterior clitoris called?

A

interior is the shaft and exterior is glands

56
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how long is the vagina?

A

7.5 to 12 cm when not aroused and can extend 5 to 7 cm when aroused

57
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What are the three layers of the vagina

A

mucosa, muscularis and adventitia (fibrous)

58
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What is the g-spot?

A

skene’s gland and their ducts

59
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What are the three layers of the uterus?

A

endometrium, myometrium and preatrium

60
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What is the A-spot?

A

anterior fornix by the cervix

61
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What is the root of the penis?

A

Attaches the penis to the pelvic bone

62
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Two caverns in the penis that fill with blood and cause the penis to stiffen

A

corpus cavernosa

63
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one cavern around the urethra that prevents the urethra from being cut off during arousal

A

corpus spongiosum

64
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the outer layer of the testes that can contract to keep sperm at ideal temperature

A

scrotum

65
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Suspends the testes

A

spermatic cord

66
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part inside the testes where sperm is first produced

A

seminiferous tubules

67
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carries sperm to be ejected

A

vas deferens

68
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creates a sugary substance for the sperm to live in

A

seminal vesicles

69
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Where pre-ejaculate comes from

A

Cowper’s gland

70
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a spot bellow the bladder that maintains the sperm environment

A

prostate gland

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