Module 1 - 2 Flashcards
A biological term; given by birth therefore cannot be change
Sex
Cultural; learned through socialization therefore can be change
Gender
A biased perception of a certain gender’s role
Gender Stereotype
Sex Stereotype
Generalized view of traits that should be possessed by men and women
Assumptions regarding a person’s sexuality that reinforce dominant views
Sexual Stereotype
Men and women are assigned based on their sex and what behaviors they must possess to fulfill their roles
Sex-Role Stereotype
Assumptions about a specific group belonging to a gender
Compound Stereotype
Not sexually attracted to anyone
Asexual
Attracted to people of one’s own gender and people of other gender
Bisexual
Generally referred to man who is attracted to a men.
Gay
A women who is attracted to women
Lesbian
They are attracted to people regardless of gender
Pansexual/ Fluid
One who may be unsure of, reconsidering, or chooses to hold off identifying their sexual identity
Questioning
A derogatory term, yet reclaimed and appropriated by some LBTQ individuals as a term of self-identification
Queer
Attracted to people of the ‘opposite’ sex
Straight
It is defined as a notion that being heterosexual, or attraction to the opposite sex, is the standard of correctness.
Heteronormativity
Refers to people who have sexual and romantic feelings mostly for the opposite gender- men who are attracted to women, and women who are attracted to men.
Heterosexual
The mixing of masculine and feminine gender expression or the lack of gender identification.
Androgyny
A gender identity that society considers to “match” the biological sex assigned at birth.
Cisgender
It refers to occasionally wearing clothing of the “opposite” gender
Crossdresser
These terms are used by people who identify as being between and/or other than male or female.
Genderqueer/Third Gender/Gender Fluid
A general term used for a variety of genetic, hormonal, or anatomical conditions in which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male.
Intersex
First coined to distinguish gender benders with no desire for surgery or hormones from transsexuals
Transgender
The term transsexual has historically been used to refer to individuals who have medically and legally changed their sex
Transsexual
A person who identified with the Native American tradition of characterizing certain members of the community as having the spirit of both the male and female genders.
Two-Spirit
Aversion of and/or prejudice toward the idea that people can be attracted to more than one gender
Biphobia
The process of acknowledging one’s sexual orientation and/or gender identity or expression to oneself or other people
Coming Out
A system of classifying sex and gender into two distinct and disconnected forms of masculine and feminine
Gender Binary
The presumption that everyone is straight and/or the belief that heterosexuality is a superior expression of sexuality.
Heterosexism
Negative attitudes and feelings toward people with non-heterosexual sexualities; dislike of, or discomfort with, expressions of sexuality that do not conform to heterosexual norms
Homophobia
In reference to LGBTQ people, It is the belief that straight and non-transgender people are “normal” or better than LGBTQ people
Internalized Oppression
An acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer
LGBTQ
Negative attitudes and feelings toward transgender individuals or discomfort with people whose gender identity and/or gender expression do not conform to traditional or stereotypic gender roles.
Transphobia
A fatty mound that covers the pubic bone.
Mons Pubis
It enclose and protect the other external reproductive organs. Literally translated as “large lips”
Labia Majora
Literally translated as “small lips,” and surround the openings to the vagina and urethra
Labia Minora
The canal that joins the lower part of the uterus to the outside of the body
Vaginal Opening
Opening of the urethra, a tube which carries urine outside of the body.
Urethral Opening
A small structure with sensitive nerve endings located within the labia minora, the sole purpose of which is for sexual arousal and pleasure
Clitoris
The space between the anus and the vaginal opening
Perineum
Rectal Opening
Anus
It is a canal that joins the cervix (the lower part of the uterus) to the outside of the body. It also is known as the birth canal.
Vagina
A hollow, pear-shaped organ that is the home to a developing fetus
Uterus
The lower portion of the uterus contains a small opening called the “os”. Menstrual blood flows through the “os” into the vagina during menstruation
Cervix
These are narrow tubes that are attached to the upper part of the uterus and serve as tunnels for the ova (egg cells) to travel from the ovaries to the uterus
Fallopian Tube
The inner lining contained in the uterus. It builds up and sheds monthly in response to hormonal situation
Endometrium
The middle layer of the uterine wall, consists mainly of uterine smooth muscle cells (also called uterine myocytes) but also of supporting stromal and vascular tissue. Its main function is to induce uterine contractions
Myometrium
The male genital organ of higher vertebrates, consists largely of erectile tissue and serves also for the elimination of urine
Penis
Serves as a cooling unit to maintain the optimal temperature for sperm development
Scrotom
The narrow, tightly-coiled tube connecting rear of the testicles to the vas deferens). It stores sperm for maturation
Epididymis
Are contained in the scrotum, they are the male gonads
Testes
A long, muscular tube that travels from the epididymis into the pelvic cavity. It transports mature sperm to the urethra in preparation for ejaculation
Vas deferens
Two small glands that store and produce the majority of the fluid that makes up semen
Seminal Vesicle
A walnut-sized gland located between the bladder and the penis. It secretes fluid that nourishes and protects sperm
Prostate
A pair of pea-shaped exocrine glands located posterolateral to the membranous urethra. Also known as “Cowper’s Glands”
Bulbourethral Glands
it is a part of a female’s menstrual cycle when a mature egg is released from the ovary and travels to the fallopian tube for possible fertilization
Ovulation
It is the “time when sperm travels” up through the vagina, into the uterus, and fertilizes an egg found in the fallopian tube
Conception
It is the time when a sperm cell successfully meets an egg cell in the fallopian tube
Fertilization
It is the period in which a fetus develops inside a woman’s womb or uterus
Pregnancy
A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Health
Refers to behaviors that can improve cleanliness and lead to good health
Hygiene
It refers to a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality: it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity.
Sexual Health
A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity in all matters relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and processes at all stages of life.
Reproductive Health
The most frequently used drug by teenager
Alcohol
Substance Abuse
Is the overuse of a drug
It involves the person to whom one is attracted and how
one identifies himself or herself in relation to this attraction which includes
both romantic and sexual feelings.
Sexual Orientation
It refers relations to one’s personal experience of gender or social relations.
Gender Identity
It determines how one expresses his or her sexuality through the actions or manner of presenting oneself
Gender Expression
