Module 2: Genital Anatomy

Question 1

Knowing what you know about terms used to describe female genitals, which of the following would be the most accurate title for the book/play “The Vagina Monologues”?

a) The same title
b) The Vulva Monologues
c) The Female Genital Monologues
d) the Perineum Monologues
e) The Clitoral Monologues

Answer 1

b) The Vulva Monologues

Question 2

Knowing what you know about female genital anatomy, would the hymen be part of the vulva or vagina?

a) Vagina
b) Vulva
c) Both
d) Neither
e) This is a trick question

Answer 2

b) Vulva

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the associations between circumcision status and sexual functioning is most accurate?

a) Being intact was associated with lower sexual functioning
b) Being circumcised was associated with lower sexual functioning
c) One’s degree of happiness with their circumcision happiness was association with sexual functioning
d) There was no relationship between circumcision status and sexual functioning

Answer 3

c) One’s degree of happiness with their circumcision happiness was association with sexual functioning

Question 4

What can you do if you are concerned about penis size?

a) Talk to your partner
b) Get in shape - lose the belly!
c) Trim pubic hair
d) Talk to a professional
e) All of the above

Answer 4

e) All of the above

Question 5

Vulva

Answer 5

Contains all the external female genital structures

Question 6

Cover and protects the inner surfaces of the vulva

Answer 6

Labia majora

Question 7

The ______ is a canal that opens between the labia minora in the vulva and extends into the body to the cervix

Answer 7

Vagina

Question 8

What are some reasons as to why the state of the hymen is not a conclusive indicator of one’s virginity status

Answer 8

• Some women don’t have one
• It can tear or stretch during nonsexual activities
• It may be super elastic and not rip or tear during sexual intercourse

Question 9

Who declared that an orgasm that occurred through clitoral stimulation alone was infantile and immature?

Answer 9

Freud

Question 10

3 main external parts of the penis

Answer 10

Shaft, Glans, Foreskin

Question 11

What are some possible benefits and risks of circumcision?

Answer 11

Risks:

• Loss of sexual pleasure (not proven)
• Pain, trauma, damage from procedure
• Ethical issues with consent

Benefits:

• Lower rates of UTIs
• Lower rates of penile cancer
• More hygienic possibly

Question 12

During sexual arousal in males, it may stand out as a distinct ridge on the underside of the penis

Answer 12

Corpus spongiosum