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49 Cards in this Set
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What is the Mons Pubis?
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(Female) It's a layer of fat containing many blood vessels and nerve endings. It grows pubic hair.
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What is the labia majora?
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The outer lips of the vulva - they close for protection.
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What is the labia minora?
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The inner lips of the vulva.
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What is the vestibule?
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This is the inner portion of the vulva.
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What is the clitoris?
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(Female) It's filled with blood vessels and nerve endings and it's only function is for sexual arousal.
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What is the corpora cavernosa?
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These are the shafts in the clitoris.
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What are glans?
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Meaning "acorn shaped" in Latin, both males and females have this.
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What is the clitoral hood?
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It protects the clitoris.
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What is the urethral meatus?
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It is the opening for urine and (in males) for semen.
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What is the introitus?
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This is the the entrance to the vagina.
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What are Bartholin's gland ducts?
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(Female) They secrete a small amount of lubrication - though not for intercourse.
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What is the hymen?
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(Female) It covers the introitus, and can signify virginity in many cultures.
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What is the perineum?
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It's the bottom of the vulva - it can tear during birth.
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What are the ovaries?
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They are suspended by ovarian ligament, produce estrogen, progesterone, and eggs.
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What are the Fallopian tubes?
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(Female) Also called "oviducts" these contain cilia which make movement possible.
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What are the fimbriae?
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(Female) The tip of the Fallopian tubes, they have finger-like projections to draw the egg in.
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What is the infundibulum?
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(Female) This is where fertilization takes place.
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What is the ampulla?
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A section of the Fallopian tubes, this is where they are cut when a woman gets her tubes tied.
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What is the uterus?
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Also called the womb, this is where the zygote grows and develops.
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What is the fundus?
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This the top of the uterus.
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What is the cervix?
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This is the bottom of the uterus.
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What is the endocervical canal?
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This is a short pathway from the cervix into the uterus.
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What is the cervical os?
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This is the opening at the cervix.
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What is the vagina?
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A word meaning "sheath" in Latin, this is the organ of intercourse, the passageway for menstrual flow, and serves as the birth canal.
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What is the G-spot?
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Discovered in 1960, by a Dr. G, it is located on the ceiling of the vagina.
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What is the corpora cavernosa?
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In the male, they contain many blood vessels and allow erections.
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What is the corpus spongiosum?
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In the male, it contains the urethral meatus and is located behind the corpora cavernosa.
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What is the corona?
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(Male) The circle between the shaft and the glans.
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What are Tyson glands?
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(Male) Microscopic glands in the corona, they secrete a protein substance which can build up and cause smegma in uncircumsized men.
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What is the frenulum?
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(Male) The skin connecting the foreskin to the glans...also, the skin connecting the tongue to the mouth.
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What is the spermatic cord?
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In the male, it contains arteries, veins, the Vas deferens, nerve fibers, and Crematic muscle.
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What is Crematic muscle?
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Contained in the spermatic cord, it is heat sensitive and causes the scrotum to drop or pull up depending on heat or cold.
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What temperature are sperm produced?
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(Male) Around 94 degrees.
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What are sperm?
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They make up 1% of semen.
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What are the seminiferous tubules?
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They make sperm.
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What are Leydig cells?
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Also called interstitial cells or tissue - they secrete testosterone in males.
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What is the epididemis?
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(Male) It links the testes to the Vas deferens and stores the sperm.
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What is the Vas deferens?
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It transports the sperm from the epididymis prior to ejaculation.
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What is the ejaculatory duct?
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Formed by the vas deferens joining with the duct of the seminal vesicles, it passes through the prostate and empties into the urethra.
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What is the urethra?
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In males, it is about eight inches and passes through the penis, providing an opening for both urine and semen.
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What is the foreskin of the penis?
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The hood of the clitoris is homologous with this structure.
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What is the scrotal sac?
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The labia majora is homologous with this structure.
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What is the underside of the penile shaft.
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The labia minora is homologous with this structure.
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What is the prostate gland?
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The Skene's gland is homologous with this structure.
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What are the Cowper's glands?
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The Bartholin's glands are homologous with this structure.
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What are the testes?
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The ovaries are homologous with this structure.
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What is vasocongestion?
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When blood moves into a crowded area.
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What is myotonia tension?
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When muscles become taut.
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What is resolution?
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When things go back to normal.
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