Psyc 204: Midterm 2

Front 1

External pads of fatty tissue known as the "outer lips"

a) Mons Pubis

b) Labia Majora

c) Labia Minora

d) Clitoris

Back 1

Labia Majora

Front 2

Rounded, Fatty pad of tissue covering the pubic symphosis

a) Mons Pubis

b) Labia Majora

c) Labia Minora

d) Clitoris

Back 2

Mons Pubis

Front 3

With the onset of puberty the ______________ becomes covered with pubic hair

Back 3

Mons pubis

Front 4

What are the 3 benefits of pubic hair?

Back 4

1. Sexual communication through pheromonal signaling

2. Protection of friction during sexual intercourse

3. Signal of sexual maturity

Front 5

Match the Following

1. 3000 BCE

2. 1450s

3. 18th century

a) removal for hygienic reasons

b) Kept as a souvenir from ones lovers

c) evidence of removal in India

Back 5

1. c
2. a
3. b

Front 6

The clitoris sits at the junction of the _________

Back 6

Labia minora

Front 7

Clitoris:

Approx. ________ nerve endings

- Only known function is for ____________

- Most common way for women to achieve ________ and ____________

Back 7

1. 8000 nerve endings

2. Sexual pleasure

3. arousal and orgasm

Front 8

Contains oil, sweat glands, blood vessels and is highly innervated. Is important for sexual stimulation and arousal.

a) Mons pubis

b) Labia Majora

c) Labia Minora

d) Clitoris

Back 8

Labia Minora

Front 9

What is a Labiaplasty?

Back 9

Cosmetic surgery performed to change the appearance of the labia minora

Front 10

Mikos et al (2008) Journal of Sexual Medicine

Back 10

Labiaplasty

32% - to correct a functional impairment

31% - functional impairment and aesthetics

37%- aesthetics alone

Majority of women went through procedure for aesthetics. Mid range of women used it for functional impairment and the minority of women did it for both causes

Unhealthy Self image?

- When told about the natural variation in labia size/ shape 28% fewer women decide to go forward with surgery.

- fact that there is diversity in shape allowed for the decrease in surgery

Front 11

What is Femal Genital Mutilation

Back 11

the "partial or complete removal of the external female genitals or other injury to the female genital organs whether for cultural or other non therapeutic reasons" (WHO, 1997)

Front 12

What is cultural colonialism?

Back 12

The practice of promoting and imposing a culture (often over a less powerful society)

Front 13

What is Moral relativism?

Back 13

Differences in moral judgements across different cultures

Front 14

Clitoridectomy as a treatment for (US and Europe):

Back 14

- Nymphomania (Hypersexuality)

- Excessive masturbation

- Hysteria

- Erotomania (excessive sexual desire)

- Lesbianism

Front 15

What are the 4 main reasons Clitoridectomys are performed?

Back 15

Chasity - Thought to ensure chastity prior to marriage

Rite of passage- guaranteeing marriage (economic security)

Hygeine/ aesthetics - Female genitals may be considered to be unclean and unsightly

Religion- Fulfills religious requirements

Front 16

What are the Long term effects of Cliterodectomys?

Back 16

-Scarring
- Chronic Kidney/ urinary tract infection
- Bacterial Infections (pelvic inflammatory disease)

Front 17

Urethral Opening

Back 17

expels urine from body

Front 18

The Hymen

Back 18

- thought to provide protection to vaginal tissues early in life

- commonly torn during first intercourse

- Some women born without it

- May tear during other activities

-Not a good indicator of virginity

Front 19

What are the Female internal sex organs?

Back 19

- Vagina

- Bartholin glands

- Vestibular bulbs

- Skene's glands

- The cervix

- The uterus

-The ovaries

- Falopian tubes

Front 20

The Vagina

Back 20

Opening that extends upwards and backward towards the sacrum (base of the spine)

Front 21

Internal female reproductive structures:
- unsure of function
- minute secretions prior to orgasms
- perhaps aid in lubrication?

Back 21

Bartholin glands

Front 22

Internal female reproductive structures:
- Located on the anterior wall of vagina
- female equivalent of the male prostate
- Believed to contribute to sensitivity of G-spot

Back 22

Skenes glands

Front 23

Internal female reproductive structures:
- Lay on either side of the vagina
- Composed of erectile tissue (similar to the penis)
- Increased blood flow during sexual arousal results in swelling of the vulvar area

Back 23

Vestibular bubls

Front 24

Which internal female reproductive organ is the female equivalent to the males prostate gland?

Back 24

Skenes gland

Front 25

The G spot is a large diffuse area that includes the _______________, and adjacent ________ and ___________ tissues

Back 25

1. skenes glands

2. vaginal and urethral

Front 26

Approx. ________ of women report a highly sensitive area that is responsive to sexual stimulation

Back 26

60%

Front 27

Is it normal for a women to not have g-spot orgasms

Back 27

Yes

Front 28

True or false: There is no physiological or phsical basis for the G-spot

Back 28

True

Front 29

The G spot is also known as the _____________ complex

Back 29

clitourethraovaginal

Front 30

What is injected to increase the size and the sensitivy of the G-spot (G-shot)

Back 30

Collagen

Front 31

Internal female reproductive structures:

The lower third of the uterus

Back 31

Cervix

Front 32

Internal female reproductive structures:

- Major function is to hold and nourish the fetus during pregnancy

Back 32

Uterus

Front 33

Parts of Uterus:

Second layer, muscular, allows for stretching to accommodate a growing fetus

a) Endometrium

b) Myometrium

c) Perimetrium

Back 33

Myometrium

Front 34

Parts of Uterus:

Deepest layer, thin smooth membrane similar to that which covers all internal organs in abdominal cavity

a) Endometrium

b) Myometrium

c) Perimetrium

Back 34

Perimetrium (deepest layer)

Front 35

Parts of Uterus:

Innermost layer, continuous with the mucosa of the vagina. Richly supplied with blood vessels and hormone-secreting glands. Shed during menstruation

a) Endometrium

b) Myometrium

c) Perimetrium

Back 35

Endometrium (innermost layer)

Front 36

What is a Pap Test?

Back 36

Sample of cells taken from the cervix and checked under a microscope for changes in morphology

Front 37

What is Cervical Dysplasia?

Back 37

Growth of abnormal cells on the surface of the cervix

Front 38

Since the Pap test:

- 50% decrease in rate of cervical cancer

- 60% decrease in mortality associated with the disease

Risk factors include (4 of them):

Back 38

- Women that dont get regular Pap tests (every 2 years)

- Sexually active at an early age

- Many sexual partners

- Birth control for more than 5 years

Front 39

Internal female reproductive structures:

Endocrine glands involved in the production of hormones (estradiol and progesterone )

Back 39

Ovaries

- influence development of physical sex characteristics

- Regulation of the menstrual cycle

- Preparation of uterine lining for pregnancy

- Production of ova (eggs0

- At first menstruation contain approx. 500,000 eggs

Front 40

Internal female reproductive structures:

Transports the ova to the uterus via cilia and peristaltic contraction of muscles

Back 40

Fallopian tubes (Oviducts)

Front 41

What is the infundibulum?

Back 41

Part of fallopian tube (oviducts) where fertilization typically takes place
- Part of tube closes to the ovary