FEMALE SEXUAL
ANATOMY
The
external female genitals are collectively called the
_____________.
The
________________ is a pad of fatty tissue covering and protecting
the pubic bone.
The
_____________________ are fold of skin containing retentive tissue
that encloses the urethral and vaginal openings.
The _____________ are folds of mucous membrane found just inside
the labia majora.
The ____________
is the tube that allows the passage of urine from the body.
The
__________________ is located at the upper end of the labia minora
and beneath the mons pubis and is composed of spongy tissue with
an abundance of nerve endings that make it very sensitive to
sexual stimulation.
The clitoris'
only know function is to provide ____________
______________.
The Clitoris Video
On average, the clitoris is about ______ inches long and ________
wide.
When a female become aroused, the entire clitoris fills with blood
and becomes __________________.
True or False: When aroused, the clitoris retracts under the
clitoral hood.
The
clitoris/labia is the source of ________% of female orgasm.
Name 3 reasons
why finding the clitoris might be difficult.
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True or False: The clitoris has twice as many nerve endings as the penis.
True or False: Rubbing the clitoris directly can be painful.
True or
False: Both men and women have a perineum.
The internal
female genitals include the
_________________________________________________.
What are three
important functions of the vagina?
Hormones acting on the inner lining of the ________________ (the
endometrium) either prepare it for implantation and development of
a fertilized egg or signal that no fertilization has taken place
by deteriorating and becoming menstrual flow.
The
_________________________, almond-sized organs suspended on either
side of the uterus, have two main functions: producing
_____________ and serving as a reservoir for immature
__________________.
True or
False: All the eggs a woman will ever have are present in
her ovaries at birth.
The point of the
menstrual cycle at which a mature egg ruptures through the ovarian
wall is called _____________________, and takes place around day
_____.
The
_____________________ captures eggs as they are released from the
ovaries during ovulation, and they are the site where sperm and
egg meet and fertilization takes place.
The process of
___________________ begins the moment a sperm fertilizes an ovum
in the fallopian tube.
Pregnancy
typically lasts ______ weeks and is divided into three phases, or
trimesters.
The third
trimester is the period of greatest fetal _________________.
MALE SEXUAL ANATOMY
The _____________ is the male sexual and reproductive organ, which
consists of the _________ (body), and a slitted tip called the
_______________.
The most
sensitive part of the penis is the __________________.
Often the
___________________________ is surgically removed through a
procedure called circumcision.
The
____________________, a tube that passes through the center of the
penis, acts as a passageway for both semen and urine to exit the
body.
The _________ is
the skin sac at the base of the penis that raises and lowers to
maintain ideal ________________ of the ______________, which are
the reproductive glands that manufacture both
________________ and ______________________.
Immature sperm
are released into a comma-shaped structure on the back of each
testis called the ___________, where they ripen and reach full
maturity.
The
_______________make-up the tubular transportation system whose
sole function is to store and move sperm.
The
_____________ provide sperm with nutrients and other fluids
that compose semen.
The
___________ gland contributes more fluids to the semen, including
chemicals that help the sperm fertilize an ovum and neutralize the
acidic environment of the vagina to make it more conducive to
sperm motility and potency.
The
_____________________, located just below the prostate gland,
secretes a pre-ejaculate fluid that lubricates the urethra and
neutralizes any acid that may remain in the urethra after
urination.
True or
False: Urine and semen do not come into contact with each
other; during ejaculation, a small valve closes off the tube to
the urinary bladder.
HUMAN SEXUAL RESPONSE
Sexual responses in both men and women are somewhat arbitrarily
divided into stages. Name these four stages:
During the first stage, ______________ (increased blood flow that
causes swelling in the genitals) stimulates male and female
genital responses.
During the
plateau stage, the penis secretes a few drops of pre-ejaculatory
fluid, which may contain ______________, and the testicles are
drawn closer to the body.
After orgasm,
both sexes usually experience deep feelings of well-being and
profound __________________.
Muscle tension
and vasocongestion subside in the _____________________ phase, as
the genital organs return to the pre-arousal states.
Some men
experience a __________________ period, from a few minutes to
several hours during which systems are incapable of subsequent
arousal.
Sexual
dysfunction is divided into four major categories. What are
they?
True or
False: All four categories of sexual
dysfunctions can be treated successfully.