Sexual Anatomy and Response
NOTE SHEET

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 ____________  ______________.

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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.