Chapter 5: Sexuality, Pregnancy, and Childbirth Flashcards
Sexual excitement can come from ______ and ______ stimuli.
Physical and psychological
What is the Vulva?
external sex organs, or genitals of a female
What consists of a shaft, glans, and spongy tissue that fills with blood during sexual excitement
Clitoris
The Clitoral hood which is formed from the upper portion of the labia minor is also called:
Prepuce
What is the duct that leads directly from the urinary bladder to its opening between the clitoris and the opening of the vagina called?
Urethra
What female sex organ is the passage that leads to the internal reproductive organs?
Vagina
Membrane that partially covers the vaginal opening?
Hymen
Opening of the uterus, or womb, is called what?
Cervix
Where a fertilized egg is implanted and grows into a fetus?
Uterus (or womb)
Women have a pair of ________ _______ that extend from the top of the uterus to the ovary and is responsible for guiding the mature ovum down into the uterus after the egg exits the ovary
Fallopian tubes (or oviducts)
The paired female reproductive glands that produce ova (eggs) and sex hormones; AKA the female gonads are called the:
Ovary’s
Mans external sex organs:
Penis and scrotum
What male sex organ is a pouch that contains a pair of sperm producing male gonads?
Scrotum
Male gonads are called:
Testes