Chapter 3

Question 0

Labia majora

Answer 0

Outer lips

Question 1

Vulva

Answer 1

External genitals

Question 2

Labia minora

Answer 2

Inner lips

Question 3

Prepuce

Answer 3

Foreskin over clitoris

Question 4

Clitoris

Answer 4

Highly sensitive, like penis, only for pleasure

Question 5

Glans

Answer 5

Head of clit filled with nerves

Question 6

Shaft

Answer 6

Length of clitoris

Question 7

Crura

Answer 7

Tips that connect the pubic bones

Question 8

Urethra

Answer 8

Tube urine flows through

Question 9

Introitus

Answer 9

Opening of vagina

Question 10

Hymen

Answer 10

Tissue that covers the vaginal opening

Question 11

Perineum

Gooch

Answer 11

Area in between the genitals an the anus

Question 12

Cavernous bodies

Answer 12

Structures in the shaft of the clit when sexually excited

Question 13

Vestibular bulbs

Answer 13

Bulbs on each side of the vagina fill up during sexual arousal

Question 14

Bartholins glands

Answer 14

2 small glands that secrete a few drops of fluid when sexually aroused

Question 15

Vagina

Answer 15

Stretchable canal opens at the vulva and extends 3 to 5 inches

Question 16

Speculum

Answer 16

Used to open vagina in a gynecological exam

Question 17

Kegel excecises

Answer 17

Exercises that strengthen the genital muscles

Question 18

Mucosa

Answer 18

Mucous membrane

Question 19

Rugae

Answer 19

Folds of tissue in vagina

Question 20

G-spot

Answer 20

Sexual pleasure spot

Question 21

Vasocongestion

Answer 21

Engorgement of blood vessels due to sexual arousal

Question 22

Douching

Answer 22

Rinsing and cleaning the vagina

Question 23

Cervix

Answer 23

Small end of uterus, back of vagina

Question 24

Os

Answer 24

Opening of cervix leads to uterus

Question 25

Uterus

Answer 25

Pear shaped organ where the fetus develops

Question 26

Perimetrium

Answer 26

Thin membrane covering the outside of the uterus

Question 27

Myometrium

Answer 27

Smooth muscle uterine wall

Question 28

Endometrium

Answer 28

Tissue lines the uterine wall

Question 29

Fallopian tubes

Answer 29

Tubes the sperm and egg travel

Question 30

Fimbriae

Answer 30

Ends of Fallopian tubes released ovum enters

Question 31

Ectopic pregnancy

Answer 31

Fertilized egg implants outside the uterus

Question 32

Ovulation

Answer 32

Release of an egg from the ovary

Question 33

Menarche

Answer 33

Onset of menstrual periods

Question 34

Follicle stimulating hormone FSH

Answer 34

Creates sperm and ovarian hair follicles

Question 35

Luteinizing hormone LH

Answer 35

Stimulates ovulation and androgen production

Question 36

Corpus luteum

Answer 36

Secretes progesterone

Question 37

Proliferation phase

Answer 37

Allows life to be created easier

Question 38

Secretory phase

Answer 38

Makes life harder to create

Question 39

Blastocyst

Answer 39

Multicelled combo of egg and sperm

Question 40

PMDD

Answer 40

PMS symptoms that can disrupt a women's functioning

Question 41

Dysmenorrhea

Answer 41

Pain during menstruation

Question 42

Prostaglandins

Answer 42

Hormones that make the uterine contract

Question 43

Endometriosis

Answer 43

Uterine tissue grows on parts of the abdominal cavity

Question 44

Amenorrhea Primary and secondary

Answer 44

Lack of menstruation Primary: absence at puberty Secondary: lack of menstruation for 3 or more months

Question 45

Climacteric

Answer 45

Physiological changes when transitioning from fertility to infertility