Chapter 4: Sexual Anatomy Vocabulary

Question 1

What are the two categories that female sexual organs can be categorized into?

Answer 1

External or Internal.

Question 2

What are the female external genitalia?

Answer 2

Consists of the clitoris, the mons pubis, the inner lips, the outer lips, and the vaginal opening.

Question 3

Vulva

Answer 3

The collective term for the external genitals of the female.

Question 4

Clitoris

Answer 4

A highly sensitive sexual organ; the glans is in front of the vaginal entrance, and the rest of the clitoris extends deeper into the body.

Question 5

Mons Pubis

Answer 5

The fatty pad of tissue under the pubic hair.

Question 6

Outer Lips

Answer 6

Also called the labia majora. Rounded pads of fatty tissue lying on either side of the vaginal enterance.

Question 7

Inner Lips

Answer 7

Also called labia minora. Thin folds of skin lying on either side of the vaginal entrance.

Question 8

Bartholin Glands

Answer 8

Two tiny glands located on either side of the vaginal entrance.

Question 9

Perineum

Answer 9

The skin between the vaginal entrance and the anus.

Question 10

Introitus

Answer 10

The vaginal entrance.

Question 11

Urethra

Answer 11

The tube through which urine passes from the bladder out of the body.

Question 12

Hymen

Answer 12

A thin membrane that may partially cover the vaginal entrance.

Question 13

Vagina

Answer 13

The tube-shaped organ in the female into which to penis is inserted during coitus and through which a baby passes during birth.

Question 14

Pubyococcygeus Muscle

Answer 14

A muscle around the vaginal entrance.

Question 15

Vestibular Bulbs

Answer 15

Erectile tissue running under the inner lips.

Question 16

Skene’s Gland

Answer 16

Female Prostate located on the front wall of the vagina.

Question 17

Uterus

Answer 17

The organ in which the fetus develops.

Question 18

Cervix

Answer 18

The lower part of the uterus, which opens into the vagina.

Question 19

Fallopian Tubes

Answer 19

The tubes extending from the uterus to the ovary; also called the oviducts.

Question 20

Ovaries

Answer 20

Two organs on either side of the uterus that produce eggs and sex hormones.

Question 21

Penis

Answer 21

The male external sexual organ, which functions both in sexual activity and in urination.

Question 22

Corpora Cavernosa

Answer 22

Two spongy bodies running the length of the top of the penis.

Question 23

Corpus Spongiosum

Answer 23

A spongy body running the length of the underside of the penis.

Question 24

Foreskin

Answer 24

A layer of skin covering the glans or tip of the penis in an uncircumcised male; also called the prepuce.

Question 25

Circumcision

Answer 25

Surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis.

Question 26

Supercision

Answer 26

A form of male genital cutting in which a slit is made the length of the foreskin on top.

Question 27

Subincision

Answer 27

A form of male genetical cutting in which a slit is made on the lower side of the penis along its entire length.

Question 28

Scrotum

Answer 28

The pouch of skin that contains the testes in the male.

Question 29

Testes

Answer 29

The pair of glands in the scrotum that manufacture sperm and sex hormones.

Question 30

Seminiferous Tubules

Answer 30

Tubes in the testes that manufacture sperm.

Question 31

Interstitial Cells

Answer 31

Cells in the testes that manufacture testosterone.

Question 32

Sperm

Answer 32

The mature male reproductive cell, capable of fertilizing an egg.

Question 33

Epididymis

Answer 33

A highly coiled tube located on the edge of the testis, where sperm mature.

Question 34

Vas Deferens

Answer 34

The tube through which sperm pass on their way from the testes and epididymis, out of the scrotum, and to the urethra.

Question 35

Seminal Vesicles

Answer 35

Saclike structures that lie above the prostate and produce about 60% of the seminal fluid.

Question 36

Prostate

Answer 36

The gland in the male, located below the bladder, that secretes some of the fluid in semen.

Question 37

Cowper's Glands

Answer 37

Glands that secrete a clear alkaline fluid into the male's urethra.

Question 38

Lumpectomy

Answer 38

A surgical treatment for breast cancer in which on the lump and a small bit of surrounding tissue are removed.

Question 39

Radical Mastectomy

Answer 39

A surgical treatment for breast cancer in which the entire breast, as well as the underlying muscles and lymph nodes, is removed.

Question 40

Hysterectomy

Answer 40

Surgical removal of the uterus.