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25 Cards in this Set
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Clitoris
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A highly sensitive organ above the urinary opening, which may provide pleasure and orgasm to femals when stimulated.
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Prepuce
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A fold of skin covering the clitoris.
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Mons
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A fleshy pad of tissue which is covered with pubic hair.
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Labia majora
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Two folds of skin covered with pubic hair.
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Labia minora
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Two smaller folds of skin which meet just above the clitoris.
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Urinary opening
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The opening for urine.
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Vaginal opening
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The opening to the vagina.
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Hymen
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A thin membrane which partially covers the vagina.
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Vagina
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A muscular tube which expands to fit the penis during intercourse or a baby during birth.
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Cervix
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The narrow inner end of the vagina, which leads to the uterus.
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Uterus
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Pear-shaped organ which nourishes and holds a developing fetus. It prepares for pregnancy each month by forming a blood and tissue lining.
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Ovary
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Two female reproductive glands, one on each side of the uterus that contain egg cells and produce the female hormone (estrogen) which causes body and mood changs.
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Fallopian tubes
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Tubes leading from the top of the uterus, with finger-like projections that surround an ovary.
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Glans
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The head of the penis.
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Scrotum
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The sac of skin which holds the testicles.
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Prepuce
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The skin covering the head of the penis. May be removed surgically - circumcision.
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Penis
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It is a spongy, muscular organ that becomes enlarged and erect when sexually aroused. It varies in size.
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Urethra
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The tube which urine and semen leave the body.
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Testicles
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The male sex glands which produce sperm and testosterone (a male horomone).
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Epididymis
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A sac of tubes on the surface of each testicle which stores and transports sperm to the vas deferens.
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Vas deferens
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A tube which carries sperm from each testicle to the prostats, cowper's glands, seminal vesicles and the urethra.
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Seminal vesicles
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Pair of glands which add a nourishing fluid to the sperm.
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Prostate gland
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Produces a milky which forms part of the semen.
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Cowper's glands
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Pair of glands which produce a clear, sticky fluid that appears at the tip of the penis during sexual excitement.
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Bladder
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A bag-shaped organ which holds the urine until it is discharged.
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