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Define: Sex

a person’s identity as a male or female OR sexual behavior

Define: Sexuality

the feelings, behaviors, and identities associated with sex

Define: Gender

the biological traits that differ between males and females

Define: Sexual Orientation

the direction of one’s sexual feelings

Name 5 ways that sexuality has changed over time and been influenced by culture

1. development of social controls


2. transition from hunter-gatherer to city states


3. organized religion


4. development of large-scale societies creating class structures


5. early humans didn't understand coitus led to reproduction and did it out of instinct

How did the transition from hunter-gatherer to city states influence sexuality?

caused the regulation of sexual behavior

How did the development of class structures influence sexuality?

Sex for pleasure became something for the upper class to do in their spare time

Sociologists focus on the connection between ____ and ______.

Sex and society

Evolutionary psychology tries to explain how evolution has molded our genetic endowment to favor ____ _____ ____ ____ _____ and _____.

certain patterns of sexual feelings and behaviors

Most important branch of psychology in terms of sexuality

Social Psychology

Social psychologists look at ____ _____, _____ _____ ____, _______, and _______ _______.

sexual attraction, violence between partners, homophobia, and sexual relationships

the female external genitalia is made up of 6 parts:

1. mons pubis


2. the clitoris


3. labia minora


4. vestibule


5. the labia majora


6. vaginal oriface

Define: Vulva

entire external genitalia

Define: Mons Pubis

mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic bone

Define: clitoris

the erectile organ in females

Define: Labia Minora

thin, hairless folds of skin between the labia majora

Define: Vestibule

the space between the left and right labia minora

Define: Labia Majora

fleshy skin folds that extend from the mons pubis

Define: Vaginal Orifice

opening to the vagina

What are the external part of the clitoris?

The glans

The ______ and the ____ are _____ _______, so they become _____ and ______ during arousal.

The clitoral shaft and the glans are erectile structures so they become larger and firmer during arousal

The erectile tissue within the clitoral shaft is made up of _____ ______ ______

two corpus cavernosa

The erectile tissue within the glans is made up of a ______ _______

corpus spongiosum

Two internal extensions of the clitoris are the _____

crus

The internal portion of the clitoris is made up of the _______ _______

vestibular bulbs

When the vestibular bulbs are are erect they help:

stiffen and lengthen the vagina

The process of clitoral erection involves the ____ and the ______ ______

crus, vestibular bulbs.

3 kinds of female circumcision

1. Sunnah


2. Excision


3. Infibulation

Sunnah

removal of the clitoral hood

Excision

removal of the clitoral glans, shaft, clitoral hood, and sometimes portions of the inner labia

Infibulation

removal of the clitoral glans, shaft, clitoral hood, inner labia, and part of the outer labia, then the cut edges of the two outer labia are stitched together to cover the vestibule

the female internal genitalia is made up of 5 parts:

1. vagina


2. cervix


3. uterus


4. ovaries


5. oviducts



Define: Vagina

a muscular tube extending 3-4 from the vestibule to the cervix

Define: Cervix

the lowermost, narrow portion of the uterus that connects with the vagina

Define: Uterus

the womb

Define: Ovaries

the organs that produce ova and secrete sex hormones

Define: Oviducts

tubes that lead from the uterus to the ovaries; the site of fertilization

3 layers of the wall of the uterus

1. Endometrium


2. Myometrium


3. Perimetrium

Define: Endometrium

the internal lining of the uterus

Define: Myometrium

the muscular layer of the wall of the uterus

Define: Perimetrium

the outer covering of the uterus

Define: Mucosa

a thin, cellular lining that is the first layer of the wall of the vagina

When the vagina is aroused it becomes _______ and creates ________

vasocongested, lubrication

What is the role of the Endometrium layer?

nourish the embryo and transport the sperm up the reproductive tract

What is the role of the Myometrium layer?

help push a baby out

The female reproductive tract serves 5 purposes

1. transport the ova


2. transport the sperm


3. fertilization


4. pregnancy


5. passage of the fetus during childbirth

Define: Ovulation

the release of an ovum about midway between one menstrual period and the next

The male external genitalia are made up of 2 parts

1. penis


2. scrotum

When uncircumcised, the penis has three parts

1. shaft


2. glans


3. foreskin

The shaft of the penis contains three erectile structures

2 corpus cavernosa and 1 corpus spongosium

The penis has a class of sensory nerve endings called _____-____ ______ which detect stimulation occurring during sexual behavior

genital-end bulbs

After six weeks, the embryo develops ______ and ______ ______

Mullerian and Wolffian ducts

Male embryos eliminate the _____ _____ by _____-______ ______

Mullerian duct, anti-Mullerian hormones

In female embryos, the _____ _____ degenerate due to the lack of ________

Wolffian ducts, testosterone

The cloaca becomes the:

common exit for waste

The urethral folds become:

the inner labia or shaft

The genital swelling becomes:

the outer labia or scrotum

The genital tubercle becomes:

the clitoris or the penis

The earliest social influences on a child are that of ____ ______

their family

the influence of family may influence their gendered attitudes or behavior like:


(5 examples)

-the way their parents dress them


-the toys they give them


-the way they decorate their room


-the way they reward or punish them


-the activities they engage them in.

Define: Transgender

having a gender identity that isn't the same as one's sex

Define: Transsexual

a person who identifies with the other sex and seeks to transition to the other sex

3 Types of Transgender People

1. Transsexuals

2. Transvestites


3. Genderqueer



Define: Genderqueer

people who do not identify with male or female

4 non-visual cues that cause attraction

1. smell (pheromones)


2. hearing (pitch of voice)


3. behavior


4. personality

Men’s sexual fantasies usually involve:


(4)

-visual imagery


-explicit anatomical detail


-multiple sexual partners


-dominance/submission.

Women's sexual fantasies usually involve:


(5)

-emotion


-intimate interaction


-2 people


-submission


-being seduced

6 common sexual fantasies for men and women

1. reliving sexual experiences


2. imaging sex with a current partner


3. imagining sex with a different partner


4. oral sex


5. sex in a romantic location


6. forced sex.

Sexual ideation or behavior increases _____ ______ in both sexes.

testosterone levels