male and female anatomy

Question 1

genital self-image

Answer 1

• attitudes and feelings about genitals
• peoples feelings about their genitals may be affected by whether they perceive their genitals to fit with cultural norms
• e.g. too big/small, sexual experiences, medical conditions

Question 2

female external organs

Answer 2

clitoris, mons pubis, labia minora and majora, vulvar vestibule, vaginal opening, hymen

Question 3

labia majora

Answer 3

• outer lips

- rounded pads of fatty tissue lying along both sides of vaginal opening, covered with pubic hair

Question 4

labia minora

Answer 4

• inner lips
• 2 hairless folds of skin lying between he outer lips and running right along edge of vaginal opening
• inner lips extend forward and come together in front, forming the clitoral hood

Question 5

glans clitoris

Answer 5

knob of external tissue above the vaginal and urethral opening

Question 6

prepuce

Answer 6

the hood of skin that covers the clitoris

Question 7

shaft

Answer 7

consists of two corpora cavernosa

Question 8

crura

Answer 8

2 longer spongy bodies that lie deep in body and run from tip to either side of vagina

Question 9

hymen

Answer 9

• thin membrane that partial covers the vaginal opening
• varies in physical types
• not a sign of virginity

Question 10

mons pubis

Answer 10

• also called mons or mons veneris
• rounded fatty pad of tissue, covered with pubic hair, at front of body
• lies on top of pubic bones

Question 11

female internal organs

Answer 11

vagina, vestibular bulb, skenes gland or female prostate, uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, mammary glands (breasts)

Question 12

vagina

Answer 12

• tube shaped organ
• passageway though which a baby travels during birth; aka birth canal
• 7.5 to 12.5cm long in unaroused state
• ends in the vaginal opening or introitus

Question 13

the bartholin glands

Answer 13

• small pair of glands that lie to the right and left of the vagina
• their function is unknown, may contribute to vaginal lubrication

Question 14

vestibular bulbs

Answer 14

• bulbs of clitoris
• 2 organs about the size of vaginal wall, near the entrance, under labia minora
• they are erectile tissue and lie close to crura of clitoris

Question 15

skenes gland

Answer 15

• also known as female prostate

- paraurethral gland

Question 16

uterus

Answer 16

• womb
• size of a fist and is shaped like an upside down pear
• contains cervix, body and fundus

Question 17

three layers of uterus

Answer 17

endometrium, myometrium, and perimetrium/serosa

Question 18

fallopian tubes

Answer 18

• aka oviducts/uterine tubes
• narrow and lined with cilia
• pathway where egg leaves ovaries and sperm reach the egg

Question 19

where does fertilization occur

Answer 19

in the infudibulum

Question 20

what are fimbria

Answer 20

fingerlike projections on end of fallopian tube

Question 21

ovaries

Answer 21

• 2 organs the size of almonds
• produce eggs, and manufacture female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone
• contains follicles (capsules surrounding eggs)

Question 22

breasts

Answer 22

• consist of 15-20 clusters of mammary glands, each with separate opening to nipple, and fatty fibrous tissue which surrounds clusters of glands
• nipple is where milk ducts open
• areola is area surrounding nipple

Question 23

male external organs

Answer 23

• penis, foreskin, scrotum or scrotal sac

Question 24

glans

Answer 24

end or tip of penis

Question 25

meatus/urethral opening

Answer 25

opening at the end of the glans; urine and semen pass through

Question 26

root

Answer 26

part of penis that attaches to the body

Question 27

body/shaft

Answer 27

main part of the penis

Question 28

corona

Answer 28

raised ridge separating glans from the shaft

Question 29

foreskin/prepuce

Answer 29

layer of skin that covers the glans

Question 30

circumcision

Answer 30

• surgical cutting away or removal of the foreskin

- done for cultural and religious reasons

Question 31

benefits of circumcision

Answer 31

• circumcised babies 11x less likely to get UTIs
• circumcised adults may transfer less HPV to partners
• uncircumcised men may have greater risk for HIV
• no difference in sensitivity

Question 32

copora cavernosa

Answer 32

2 spongy bodies lying on top

Question 33

corpus spongiosum

Answer 33

single body lying on the bottom of the penis; urethra runs through the middle

Question 34

scrotum

Answer 34

• scrotal sac
• loose pouch of skin, lightly covered with hair
• contains testes

Question 35

testes

Answer 35

• manufacture germ cells (sperm)

- manufacture sex hormones; testosterone

Question 36

seminiferous tubules

Answer 36

long series of threadlike tubes in testes

- manufacture and store sperm

Question 37

interstitial cells / leydigs cells

Answer 37

• function to produce testosterone

- found in connective tissue lying between the seminiferous tubules

Question 38

epididymis

Answer 38

• long tube coiled into a small crescent shaped region on the top and side of testis
• stores, ripens, & matures sperm

Question 39

vas deferens

Answer 39

tube that goes up and out of the scrotum and eventually passes through the prostate where it is called the ejaculatory duct

Question 40

seminal vesicles

Answer 40

2 saclike structures that lie above the prostate, behind the bladder and in front of rectum
- produce 70% of the seminal fluid, or ejaculate

Question 41

prostate

Answer 41

• lies below the bladder
• size and shape of chestnut
• secretes a milky alkaline fluid that is part of the ejaculate

Question 42

Cowper’s glands

Answer 42

• bulbourethral glands

- located below prostate and empty into urethra