Genital Anatomy

Question 1

Part of the body that, when stimulated, elicits sexual pleasure

Answer 1

Erogenous zone

Question 2

Name 5 requirements that could be used to classify erogenous zones.

Answer 2

Nerves (tactile nerves)
Vascularization (blood flow)
Positive/sexual/erotic association
Cultural element, socialized
Context and consent

Question 3

What process is intrinsic to genital development after 6 weeks gestation?

Answer 3

Before 6 weeks, genitals are undifferentiated. After 6 weeks, a testosterone derivative initiates differentiation.

Question 4

Organs in the male and female that develop from the same embryonic tissue

Answer 4

Homologous organs

Question 5

Organs in the male and female that have similar functions

Answer 5

Analogous organs

Question 6

Where are tactile nerves located in the vagina?

Answer 6

Concentrated in third closest to vulva

Question 7

Surgical cutting away or removal of the foreskin

Answer 7

Circumcision