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vulva |
external sexual struture of the female (covering) |
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Pudendum |
"thing of shame" female "privte parts" |
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mons veneris (mons pubis) |
mound of fatty tissue covering pubic bone. Covered in pubic hair. Ample supply of nerve endingd (caressing the area can produce pleasruable sensations) |
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Labia majora |
large folds of skin. close together to protect labia minora and vaginal opening. darker skin. nerve endings. open when sexually excited b/c blood makes them bigger to pull apart) |
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labia minora |
hairless, light coloured membrane located between labia majora. darken when stimualted and swell (engorge with blood) |
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clitoris |
female sex organ consisiting of a shaft and a glans (spongy body- sexposed in unexcited state). One function- extremely senstive to sexual stimualtion. sexual arousal. (*** corpora cavernose, prepuce) |
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Homologous |
similar in structure (penis and clitoris- devleoping same tissue) |
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Analogous |
similiar in function (NOT penis and clitoris, b/c clitoris not in sexual reporduction) |
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perineum |
: skin underlying tissue the lies between vaginal opening and the anus- lots of nerve endings. (**episiotomy: surgical incision in perineum that might be made during childbirth, to protect vagin from tearing) |
