Chapter 1,3, and 4 Anatomy

Question 1

absolutism

Answer 1

belief system based on the power and authority of religion, law, or tradition

Question 2

relativism

Answer 2

value that emphasizes that sexual decisions should be made in the context of a situation

Question 3

hedonism

Answer 3

value that reflects the pursuit of pleasure and avoidance of pain

Question 4

locus of control

Answer 4

beliefs abbot the source of one’s successes and failures

Question 5

external locus of control

Answer 5

successes and failures are because of fate, chance, or some powerful external force

Question 6

internal locus of control

Answer 6

successes and failures because of one’s own abilities

Question 7

free will

Answer 7

belief that individuals are in charge of their own destiny

Question 8

determinism

Answer 8

belief that one’s choices are largely determined by heredity and environment

Question 9

menarche

Answer 9

first menstruation

Question 10

menstruation/menses

Answer 10

sloughing off of blood, mucous, and lining of the uterus

Question 11

endometriosis

Answer 11

growth of endometrial tissue outside of the uterus that can cause pain

Question 12

amenorrhea

Answer 12

absence of menstruation for 3 or more months often during child bearing year

Question 13

dysmenorrhea

Answer 13

painful menstruation

Question 14

menorrhagia

Answer 14

excessive or prolonged menstruation

Question 15

oligomenorrhea

Answer 15

irregular monthly periods

Question 16

vulva

Answer 16

external female genitalia

Question 17

areola

Answer 17

darkened are around the nipple that keeps nipples lubricated

Question 18

cervix

Answer 18

narrower portion of the uterus that projects into the vagina

Question 19

clitoris

Answer 19

sensory organ located at the top of the labia minora

Question 20

fallopian tubes

Answer 20

oviducts that extend 4 inches on either side of uterus to ovaries and move ovum to the uterus

Question 21

G spot

Answer 21

alleged highly sensitive area on the front/anterior wall and 1-2 inches inside of the vagina

Question 22

hymen

Answer 22

thin mucous membrane over vaginal opening

Question 23

labia majora

Answer 23

2 elongated folds of fatty tissue extend from mons veneris to perineum

Question 24

labia minora

Answer 24

2 smaller folds of fatty tissue enfold the urethral and vaginal openings

Question 25

ovaries

Answer 25

female gonads attached by ligaments on both sides of the uterus that produce ova and hormones

Question 26

urethra

Answer 26

tube that connects the bladder and urethral opening

Question 27

uterus

Answer 27

womb, hollow, muscular organ in which a fertilized egg may implant and develop

Question 28

vagina

Answer 28

3-5 inch muscular tube from vulva to the cervix of the uterus

Question 29

excitement phase

Answer 29

phase of sexual response where arousal is manifested, characterized by peripheral arousal

Question 30

plateau phase

Answer 30

2nd phase, continuation of sexual arousal

Question 31

orgasm

Answer 31

climax of sexual arousal characterized by release of tension involving pleasure

Question 32

resolution phase

Answer 32

final phase, body returns to the pre-excitement state

Question 33

vasocongestion

Answer 33

increased blood flow to genital region

Question 34

aphrodisiac

Answer 34

any food, drink, drug, scent, or device that arouses and increases sexual desire

Question 35

kegel exercises

Answer 35

voluntary contraction of the PC muscle, done several times a day in several sessions

Question 36

pubococcygeus

Answer 36

muscle surrounding the opening of the vagina that can influence sexual functioning

Question 37

circumcision

Answer 37

surgical procedure in which the foreskin is pulled forward and cut off

Question 38

penis

Answer 38

primary male sex organ

Question 39

glans

Answer 39

small, rounded body of tissue on the head that can swell and harden

Question 40

corona

Answer 40

raised rim of the glans, especially sensitive to touch

Question 41

scrotum

Answer 41

sac located below the penis that contains the testicles

Question 42

testes

Answer 42

male gonads that develop from the same embryonic tissue as female gonads

Question 43

prostate gland

Answer 43

chestnut-sized structure that is located below the bladder and in front of the rectum and produces most seminal fluid

Question 44

ejaculatory inevitability

Answer 44

the feeling a male has when he becomes aware that he is going to ejaculate and can not stop the process

Question 45

meatus

Answer 45

urethral opening

Question 46

frenulum

Answer 46

thin strip of skin on the underside of the head that connects the glans and the shaft