Lesson 4: Our Sexual Responses

Question 1

Master and Johnson

Answer 1

Observed and measured physical responses during sex

Question 2

Penile strain gauge

Answer 2

Measures changes in penile circumference

Question 3

Vaginal photoplethysmograph

Answer 3

Measures blood volume in vaginal walls

Question 4

Sexual response stages

Answer 4

Excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution

Question 5

Excitement phase (men)

Answer 5

Scrotal skin thickens and tenses, testes begin to elevate and engorge, unaroused state, partially aroused, and then fully erected

Question 6

Plateau phase (men)

Answer 6

Loss of erection is unlikely, scoring maintains its thickened and tensed state, testes become engorged and elevated, cowpowers become active, corona may become further engorged, Cowper’s gland secretion

Question 7

Orgasm phase: emission stage (men)

Answer 7

External urethral spinchter contracts, contractions of prostate gland, urethral bulb expands with seminal fluid, contractions of seminal vesicle, internal urethral spinchter contracts, contractions of ampulla of vas deferens

Question 8

Orgasm phase: expulsion stage (men)

Answer 8

Contractions of rectal sphincter, contractions of muscles around base of penis, external urethral sphincter relaxes, internal urethral sphincter remains contracted, contractions of penile urethra (release of sperm)

Question 9

Resolution phase

Answer 9

Everything turns back to unaroused phase

Question 10

Aroused women

Answer 10

Experience lubrication (getting wet)

Question 11

Excitement phase (women)

Answer 11

Breast size increases, nipple becomes erect

Question 12

Plateau phase (women)

Answer 12

Clit gland retracts under good, labia minora depends in color, Bartholin’s gland may secrete fluid

Question 13

Plateau phase inside women

Answer 13

Uterus is fully elevated, inner 2/3 of vagina expand, outer 1/3 forms the orgasm platform, clit withdraws under good

Question 14

Orgasm phase

Answer 14

Uterine contracts and behind moving downwards to cervix, inner 2/3 remains motionless,

Question 15

Please & orgasm phase in breast

Answer 15

Breast increases in size more, nipple is less erect, sex flush may occur on breast’s or upper abdomen

Question 16

Resolution phase

Answer 16

Back to unaroused state

Question 17

Vacongestion in women

Answer 17

Women start to lubricate and vaginal walls fill with blood

Question 18

Vacongestion in men

Answer 18

Penis becomes erect and fills with blood