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Women's genitalia are collectively known as the
Vulva
The vulva includes what?
Mons veneris
Labia Majora
Labia Minora
Clitoris
Vaginal opening
Urethral opening
____ and ______ become covered with hair at puberty.
Mons Veneris
Outer surfaces of the labia majora
The _____ has no known function other than to focus pleasurable sensations.
Clitoris
The clitoris is most similar in structure to a man's ______
Penis
The ______ meet at the top to form the clitoral hood
Labia minora
The area between the labia minora is called the ______.
Vestibular area
Sexually inexperienced women have a thin membrane called the ________, that partially covers the vaginal opening.
Hymen
One in ______ women will get breast cancer sometime in their lifetimes
1 in 8
A woman's internal reproductive system includes what 4 things?
Vagina
Uterus
Fallopian Tubes
Ovaries
The _____ is the depository for sperm, the birth canal, and the exit route for menstrual fluids.
Vagina
The walls of the inner two thirds of the _____ are relatively insensitive to touch, but about 10% of all women have an area of heightened sensitivity on the front wall called the ______
Vagina
Grafenberg spot
When a mature ovum (egg) is released from an ______ it is picked up by a ______, which then transports it to the _________
Ovary
Fallopian tube
Uterus
If fertilized by a sperm, the egg usually implants in the _____ of the uterus
Endometrium
Women should have an annual pelvic exam and pap smear to test for ______
Cancer of the cervix
Men's external anatomy consists of the penis and the ____ which contains the _______.
Scrotum
Testicles
Erection of the penis occurs when the two ____ and the _____ become engorged with blood.
Corpora cavernosa
Corpus spongiosum
The rounded end of the penis, called the ______, is covered by the ____ unless this excess skin has been surgically removed in an operation called _________
Glans
Foreskin
Circumcision
Men's internal reproductive system includes the _____, which produce sperm and the male hormone ______, and a four-part duct system consisting of the ____, ______, ______, and _______, which transports sperm out of the body.
Testicles
Testosterone
Epididymis
Vas degerens
Ejaculatory ducts
Urethra
During ejaculation, sperm are mixed with fluids from the _____ and _____ to form ______.
Prostate gland
Seminal vesicles
Semen
A small amount of fluid is released by the _____ before a man reaches orgasm
Cowper's glands
Cancer of the ______ is the most common type of cancer in men aged 20 to 35
Testicles
The most common cancer among al men in the United States is cancer of the _____
Prostate Gland
The testicles in adult men normally produce millions of new sperm every day.
True
It is normal for one testicle to hang lower in the scrotum than the other
True
Sperm can only be produced in an environment that is several degrees lower than normal body temperature
True
Most doctors routinely check for sexually transmitted infections when they perform pelvic exams
False
Most women have a G spot
False
The American Cancer Society advises that women should have mammograms starting at age 40
True
The ovaries produce hundreds of new eggs every month during a woman's reproductive years
False
The American Academy of Pediatrics presently favors the routine circumcision of boys for health reasons
False
The use of feminine hygiene sprays and douches is a recommended part of normal feminine hygiene
False
There is no direct physical pathway between the ovaries and the Fallopian tubes
True
The labia majora are hairless and meet at the top of form the clitoral hood
False
Deep, pleasurable vaginal sensations during intercourse are due to sensitive vaginal walls
False
Erections in men are due in part to a bone that protrudes into the penis
False
The hymen is a good indicator of whether or not a woman has had sexual intercourse
False
A woman's sexual responsiveness is related to breast size
False
Area of the brain important for sexual functioning
Hypothalamus
Darkened area around the nipple
Areola
Soft layer of fatty tissue overlaying the pubic bone
Mons veneris
Hairless area of skin between the vaginal opening and the anus
Perineum
A term used to refer to the vaginal opening
Introitus
Two spongy cylinders in the penis
Corpora cavernosa
Ring of sphincter muscles that surround the vaginal opening and root of the penis
Bulbocavernosus muscle
Raised ridge where the glans and shaft of the penis meet
Corona
Tiny fingerlike endings of the fallopian tubes
Fimbria
Smooth rounded end of the penis
Glans
Two glands located at the base of the labia minora
Bartholin's glands
Cheesy substance secreted by glands in the foreskin and clitoral hood
Smegma
Large muscle that surrounds the vagina and the bladder
Pubococcygeus muscle
Structures located on both sides of the vaginal opening that become engorged with blood during sexual arousal
Vestibular bulbs
Tubelike structure that suspends the testicles in the scrotum
Spermatic cord
Gland located at the base of the brain
Pituitary
All men over the age of 50 (or 45 in African men) should have an annual examination to check for cancer of the
Prostate gland
In women, the two outer elongated folds of skin that extend from the mons to the perineum are called the
Labia majora
The innermost layer of the uterus, which is sloughed off and discharged from the woman's body during menstruation, is called the
Endometrium
In men, an erection results from the spongy tissues of the penis becoming engorged with
Blood
When a man becomes sexually aroused, a few drops of clear fluid produced by the ____ may appear at the tip of the penis
Cowper's glands
Breast size in women is determined by the
Amount of fatty tissue
The best time for most women to examine their breasts for abnormal lumps is
Just after menstruation
After sperm travel through the vas deferens, they enter the paired
Ejaculatory ducts
Most of the fluid in an ejaculation comes from the
Seminal vesicles
The best time for a man to examine his testicles for abnormal lumps is
After a warm bath
wo glands that secrete small amounts of alkaline fluid into ducts at the base of the labia minora are called
Bartholin's glands
Sperm are produced in the ______ of the testicles
Seminiferous tubules
Both the penis and the _____ have corpora cavernose
Clitoris
The muscle surrounding the vagina and bladder is called the ____ muscle
Pubococcygeus
In women who have a G spot, it is located on the _____ wall of the vagina
front
The pituitary hormone that causes production of millk is
prolactin