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Structure/Function:F Flashcards

1
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what is the mons veneris/mons pubis

A

-pad of fatty tissue over the pubic bone
lots of nerve endings

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libia majora

outer lips

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  • elongated folds of skin
  • appearance varies
  • usually close to protect the vaginal opening
  • sexual excitment, they seperate and flatten
  • with multi kids, it may not open completely
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Libia minora

inner lips

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  • 2 hairless folds of skin
  • variation
  • rich in sensory receptors
  • colour change with arousal and orgasm
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labiaplasty

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surgical modification of labis

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clitoris

prepuce, shaft, glans, nerve endings

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  • prepuce (hood over clitoris)
  • shaft (2 cavernous bodies that fuse together)
  • glans (spongy body that engorges with blood when aroused, enlarging the clit.)
  • lots of nerve endings
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vaginal orifice/introitus

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  • the vaginal opening
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urethral orifice

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  • connects bladder to external
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hymen

what, pain, blood, and 5 types

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  • partly “seals” vaginal opening
  • min. pain and bleeding
    1. annular (doesn’t cover hole)
    2. septate (covers hole in the middle)
    3. cribriform (covers multi pts, but not all)
    4. imperforate (sealed off hole)
    5. parous inroitus (after childbrith, material is teared and stretched)
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first intercourse

pain and arousal

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  • pain is from muscular tension and multi attempts at penetration
  • arousal is influenced by learning and experience
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vagina

purpose, sensitivity, dilation

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  • receives semen
  • menstrate discharge
  • birthing cannal
  • muscular tube that can dilate
  • sensitivity (outer = 1/3 sensitive, inner = 2/3 w/o pain receptors)
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vaginal mucosa

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vagina inner lining
- sim to inside of mouth
- corrugated, fleshy, soft
- responsive to hormone changes

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vagina

lub, diameter, defense

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  • vaginal lubrication from blood engorgement (plasma leaked from blood vessels)
  • diameter under voluntary control (puboccygeal muscle)
  • built-in defense mech v. infection (Doderlein’s bacilli killed by antibiotics)
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Uterus

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  • fertilized egg develops in uterus
  • ## inverted pear, tilted
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endometrium

pt. of uterus

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  • glands and network of blood vessels
  • menstrual cycle
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myometrium

pt. of uterus

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  • muscle tissue
  • push fetus out
  • contracts during orgasm and breast feeding
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perimetrium

pt. of uterus

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elastic fibrous coating

17
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cervix

pt. of uterus

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  • hangs into the vagina
  • special glands on linning of cervix
  • mucus plugs opening
18
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germ cells (ova) and hormones

pt. of ovaries

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  • almond shaped
19
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fallopian tubes

pt. of ovaries

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  • not directly connected to ovary
20
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follicles

pt. of ovaries

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  • each contains 1 ovum
  • varies stages of development
  • all you will ever have at birth
  • 400K; 20-60K at puberty
21
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hormones

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  • estrogen and progesterone
  • male androgens
22
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fallopian tubes

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  • ovum must find uterine tube opening (mysterious attraction to tube)
  • not simply hollow tube
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Cillia

pt. of fallopian tube

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  • tube sweep ovum
  • sperm work against flow
24
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fertilization

pt. of fallopian tubes

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  • typically in tube
  • implantation in endometrium
  • develops into fetus in uterus
25
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the fallopian tubes are
1. directly connected to the corresponding ovary
2. loosely connected to the corresponding ovary
3. completey hollow
4. 2 of these

A

2.loosely connected

26
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breasts are pt in what

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  • reproduction
  • erotically sensitive
  • erotic object in culture
27
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lobes

pt. of breasts

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  • clusters of glandular tissue
  • each has seperate duct opening
  • separated by loosely packed fibrous and fatty tissue
  • size in relation to fatty tissue
28
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nipple

pt. of breasts

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  • smooth muscle but contracted they go erect
  • areola darkens with pregnancy
  • endowed with nerve endings
29
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surgeries

pt. of breasts

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  • breast implantations
  • breast reduction (health problems, breast feeding issues, sensitivity loss, scarring)
  • liposuction (nonsurgical)

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