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02/03/2014

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Term
How many people favor sexuality education in school
Definition
85%
Term
Sex is a part of ____ which encompasses all of the behaviors associated with being human
Definition
sexuality
Term
Who were the first people to think that sex was for procriation and that sexual preassure was nice
Definition
Hebrews
Term
The early ___ procriation only. Pleasure is bad
Definition
Christian
Term
The biggest proponent of this view within christianity that preassure is bad is ___
Definition
St augustine
Term
The availabity ____ during WW II enter the sexual revolution
Definition
Penicillin
Term
The manner in which sociaty shapes behaviors and attitudes is called
Definition
socialisation
Term
Many advertising use sex to sell their products in a process called
Definition
Identification
Term
Who emphasized the sexuality of all people even children
Definition
Freud
Term
Who published seven volumes of psycology of sex
Definition
Ellis
Term
The first large scale of survays in the 40s and 50s were done by who
Definition
Kinsey
Term
Is sex ed required because of AID
Definition
No it is not
Term
They believed in ascetic philosophy wisdom and virtue come from denying physical pleasure
Definition
Ancient Greek
Term
A victorian era sex researcher with a tolerant attituse about sexuality
Definition
Henry Havelock Ellis
Term
He headed the first survey of nationally representative sample of adult living in household
Definition
edward Laumann
Term
Anthropologist believe that most sexually repressed society in the world to be the
Definition
Inisbaeg
Term
Who believed that intellectual love could lead to immortality
Definition
Plato
Term
What did victorian physician called nocturnal emissions
Definition
Spermatorrhea
Term
Woman genitalia are collectively known as the
Definition
Vulva
Term
Womans external anatomy
Definition
Mons Veneris
Labia majora
labia minora
clitoris
vigial opening
urethral opening
Term
What lady parts get covered in hair
Definition
Mons veneris
outer surface of the labia mojora
Term
Has not function othen than pleasure ______ and its simular to the mans Penis
Definition
Clitoris
Term
The _____ meet at the top to form the clitoral hood
Definition
Labia minora
Term
The area between the libia minora is called the
Definition
vastibular area
Term
Sexually inexperienced woman have a thing membrane called the
Definition
Hyman
Term
one in every _____ woman will get breast cancer sometime in their lifetimes
Definition
eight
Term
A womans internal reproductive system in the
Definition
vagina
uterus
fallopian tubes
ovaries
Term
The _____ is the depository for sperm, the birth canal, and the exit route for menstraul fluids
Definition
Vagina
Term
The wall of the inner two third of the _____ are relatively insensitive to touch but about 10% of all woman have an area of heightened sensitivity on the front wall called _____
Definition
Vagina
Grafenberg (G) spot
Term
When a mature ovum (egg) is released from a ________ it is picked by a _______ which then transports it to the _______
Definition
Overy
fallopian tube
uterus
Term
If fertilized by a sperm the egg usually implants in the _______ of the uterus
Definition
endometrium
Term
Woman should have regular pelvic exams and pap smears to test for
Definition
cancer of the cervix
Term
Man's external anatomy consists of the penis and the ______ which contains the
Definition
Scruotum
Testiculs
Term
Erection of the penis occurs when the two ______ and the _____ become engored with blood
Definition
corpora carvernosa
corpus spongiosum
Term
The rounded end of the penis called the ______ is covered by the ______ unless this excess skin has been surgically removed in an operation called ______
Definition
Glans
Foreskin
circumcision
Term
Mens internal reproductive system includes the ____ which produce sperm and the male hormone _____
Definition
testicles
testosterone
Term
A four part duct system starting from the testicles consisting of the ___,___,___, and ____ which transports sperms out of the body
Definition
epididymis
vas deferens
ejaculatory ducts
urethra
Term
during an ejaculation sperm are mixed with fluids from the _____ and _____ to form _____
Definition
prostate gland
seminal vesicles
semen
Term
A small amount of fluid is released by the ______ before a man reaches orgasm.
Definition
Cowper's Glan
Term
Cancer of the ______ is the most common cancer type of cancer in men aged 15 to 34
Definition
Testicles
Term
The comst common cancer (other than skin cancer) among all men in the United States in carcer of the
Definition
Prostate Glan
Term
Term used to refer to the vaginal opening
Definition
Introitus
Term
Darkened area around the nipple
Definition
Areola
Term
Hairless area of skin between the vaginal opening and anus
Definition
Perineum
Term
Cheesy substance secreted by glands in the foreskin and clitoral hood
Definition
smegma
Term
soft layer of fatty tissue overlaying the pubic bone
Definition
Mons veneris
Term
two spongy cyclinders in the penis
Definition
Corpora Cavernosa
Term
Large muscle that surrounds the vigina and the bladder
Definition
pubococcygeus muscle
Term
Raised ridge where the glans and shaft of the penis meet
Definition
Corona
Term
Tiny finger like endings of the fallopian tubes
Definition
Fimbria
Term
smooth rounded end of the penis and clitoris
Definition
Glans
Term
Two glans located at the base of the labia minora
Definition
Bartholin's glands
Term
ring of sphincter muscle that surround the vaginal opening and root of the penis
Definition
Bulbocavernosus Muscle (PC Muscle)
Term
Structures located on both sides of the viginal opening that become engorged with blood during sexual arousal
Definition
vestibular bulbs
Term
tube like structures that suspend that testicles in the scrotum
Definition
spermatic cord
Term
Hormones are chemical substances that are released into the bloodstream by ductless ______ glands
Definition
endocrine
Term
The testicles produce the "Male hormone" ______ and the overies produce the "female hormones" _____ and _____
Definition
testosterone
estrogen
progesterone
Term
Hormones from the ____ cause the overies and testicles to produce their hormones
Definition
pituitary gland
Term
In adult woman an egg matures on an average of every ____ days
Definition
28
Term
The pituitary hormane that starts the menstrual cycle is called
Definition
follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Term
This hormone stimulates the development of a _____ in the ovary
Definition
follicle
Term
during the preovulatory phase of the menstrual cycle (also called the ____ phase) estrogen from the follicle promotes growth of the ___, inhibits release of the ___, and stimulates release of ____.
Definition
follicular (or proliferative)
endometrium
FSH
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Term
The ___ surge signals the onset of ___ at which time the ovum is expelled into the ___ and is picked up by a ______
Definition
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
ovulation
abdominal cavity
fallopian tube
Term
During the postovulatory phase of the cycle, also called the _____ phase, the _____ secretes progesterone in large amounts.
Definition
Luteal (or secretory)
corpus luteum
Term
If the egg is fertilized by a sperm it normally implants in the ____
Definition
endometrium
Term
If the egg is not fertilized the corpus luteum degenerates and the _____ is sloughed off and discharged in a normal physiological process called ______
Definition
endometrium
menstruation
Term
The average length of the menstrual cycle is 28 days about half of woman have cycles that vary in length by ____
Definition
at least 7 days
Term
In most non-human mammalian species this cycle of hormonal events is called the ____ cycle
Definition
estrous
Term
Unlike human woman females of species with this type of cycle are secually receptive to males only during ______
Definition
estrus (ovulation)
Term
Some cultures have menstrual ____ that prohibit contract with a menstruating woman
Definition
taboo
Term
Menstrual discharge consists simply od ____, ____, and _____
Definition
sloughed off endome trial tissue
cervical mucus
blood
Term
In men FSH stimulates ____ while ____ stimulates the production of ______ in the leydigs cells of the testicles
Definition
Sperm production
luteinizing hormone
male hormone (testosterone)
Term
Misuse of anabolic steroids derivatives of testosterone can cause serious harmful effects such as _____ (name three effects)
Definition
High blood pressure
Liver prostate and breast tumors
impaired reproductive function
masculinization ins woman
emotional or psychoogical problems
Term
The absence of menstruation is called
Definition
amenorrhea
Term
Emotional and or physical changes taking place _____ days before the start of menstruation are referred to as __________. what distinguishes this condition from other emotional states is that it ends _____
Definition
3 to 14
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
with the start of menstruation
Term
The major cause of ____ painful menstruation is an overproduction of _____
Definition
dysmenorrhea
prostaglandins
Term
Endometriosis refers to a condition in which ______
Definition
endometrialo tissue grows outside the uterus
Term
Women who use tampons but do not change them frequently risk getting a serious bacterial infection called
Definition
toxic shock syndrome
Term
In men secual desire appears to be related to circulating levels of ____
Definition
testosterone
Term
Studies of woman after menopause of after surgical removal of the overies suggest that womans sexual desire is not strongly affected by the hormones ____ or _____
Definition
estrogen
progesterone
Term
Other studies indicate that the hormone _____ does influence sexual desire in women
Definition
testosterone
Term
Substance that cause contraction of the uterus
Definition
Prostaglandins
Term
Cells surrounding the ovum that are left behind at ovulation
Definition
corpus luteum
Term
emotional and or physical changes that precede menstruation
Definition
premenstrual syndrome
Term
"Male" hormone produced in testicles ovearies and adrenal glands
Definition
testosterone
Term
cramps experienced for about a day during ovulation
Definition
Mittelschmerz
Term
postovulatory phase when the corpus luteum begins to secrete large amopunts of progesterone
Definition
luteal phase
Term
endometrial tissue growing outside the uterus
Definition
endometriosis
Term
network of ductless glands
Definition
endocrine system
Term
rupture of the matural ovum into the abdominal cavity
Definition
ovulation
Term
female hormone produced in overies testicles and adrenal glands
Definition
estrogen
Term
preovulatory phase when the pituitary secretes FSH and the follicle secretes estrogen
Definition
follicular phase
Term
pituitary hormone that stimulates production of sperm and maturation of ova
Definition
FSH
Term
Absence of menstruation
Definition
emenorrhea
Term
pituitary hormone that triggers ovulation in women and the production of testosterone in men
Definition
endocrine system
Term
painful cramps during menstruation
Definition
Luteinizing hormone
Term
substance produced in the overies and testicles that inhibits production of FSH
Definition
inhibin
Term
____ observed and recorded physiological response from hundreds of people engaged in sexual activity
Definition
Masters and Johnson
Term
They divided the physiological responses during sex into four phase ___, ____, ___, and ____. The pattern of response is often referred to as the _______
Definition
Excitment, plateau, orgasm, resolution
Term
Other researchers have organized the response into fewer or more phases and this chapter follows the model of sex therapist _____ and includes ____ as the first phase
Definition
Helen Kaplin
Desire
Term
The physiological response in the excitement phase for both men and women is a _____ response which results in ____ in men and ____ in woman.
Definition
vasocongestibe
erection
vaginal lubrication
Term
However in women physiological arousal does not correlate well with ___ which depends more on relationship and intimacy needs
Definition
subjective
Term
During the ____ phase in woman the tissues of the outer third of the vagina become swollen with blood causing the vaginal opening to narrow. This reponse is referred to as the ___. Also during this phase the clitoris ____
Definition
Plateau
Orgasmic Platform
Hides behind the pubic bone and goes underneath the clitoris hood
Term
early in the plateau phase ____% of all women and about 25% of all men experience a rash on the skin called the ____
Definition
50-75
Term
At the time of orgasm, both men and women have ____ in specific tissues that initially occur over 0.8 seconds.
Definition
Muscle contraction
Term
However recent studies indicate that the real essence of orgasm is not the ganitals but in _____
Definition
brain
Term
mens and womens description of orgasm are ___
Definition
simular
Term
Mens orgasm occurs in two stages ____ and ____
Definition
Emission
expulsion
Term
The expulsion of semen from the penis is called
Definition
ejaculation
Term
After men have orgasm their physiological reponse generally dip below plataeu during which time they cannot have another orgasm. This period is called____
Definition
refractory period
Term
Unlike most men some women can have ____ defined as two or more orgasms in quick succession without dropping below the plateau level
Definition
multiple orgasm
Term
the return to the unaroused state is called ____
Definition
resolution
Term
By most estimates only ____ % of adult women experience orgasm regularly during sexual intercourse.
Definition
50-75
Term
Masters and Johnson claimed that all women in good health are capable of reaching orgasmm during intercourse but helen kaplan and other believe that many women are incapable of reaching orgasm during intercourse with simultaneous ______ stimulation
Definition
clitoris
Term
Freud believed that there were two types of female orgasm, one cause by ____ stimulation and another by ____ sensation
Definition
clitoris
vagina
Term
Masters and Johnson origanally claimed that all female orgasm were identical and were focused in the ____. However some women repost having experienced different types of orgasm and work conducted in the 1980's revealed that many of these women had sensitive area on the ____ wall of the vagina called the ____. Stimulation of this area sometimes results in ____ during orgasm.
Definition
Clitoris
front
G spot
Emission of fluid
Term
In some women the fluid was indentified as urine but in other it contained an enxyme found in secretion from men's ____
Definition
prostate
Term
Most women say that size of a partners penis is ___ for thir pleasure during intercourse
Definition
un important
Term
Many people have tried to enhance their sexual desire or performance by taking subsrances called ____ but there is little evidence that they have any real effect
Definition
aphrodisiacs
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