Module 1 - 2 Flashcards

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A biological term; given by birth therefore cannot be change

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Sex

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Cultural; learned through socialization therefore can be change

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Gender

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A biased perception of a certain gender’s role

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Gender Stereotype

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Sex Stereotype

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Generalized view of traits that should be possessed by men and women

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Assumptions regarding a person’s sexuality that reinforce dominant views

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Sexual Stereotype

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Men and women are assigned based on their sex and what behaviors they must possess to fulfill their roles

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Sex-Role Stereotype

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Assumptions about a specific group belonging to a gender

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Compound Stereotype

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Not sexually attracted to anyone

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Asexual

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Attracted to people of one’s own gender and people of other gender

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Bisexual

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Generally referred to man who is attracted to a men.

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Gay

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A women who is attracted to women

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Lesbian

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They are attracted to people regardless of gender

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Pansexual/ Fluid

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One who may be unsure of, reconsidering, or chooses to hold off identifying their sexual identity

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Questioning

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A derogatory term, yet reclaimed and appropriated by some LBTQ individuals as a term of self-identification

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Queer

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Attracted to people of the ‘opposite’ sex

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Straight

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It is defined as a notion that being heterosexual, or attraction to the opposite sex, is the standard of correctness.

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Heteronormativity

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Refers to people who have sexual and romantic feelings mostly for the opposite gender- men who are attracted to women, and women who are attracted to men.

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Heterosexual

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The mixing of masculine and feminine gender expression or the lack of gender identification.

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Androgyny

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A gender identity that society considers to “match” the biological sex assigned at birth.

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Cisgender

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It refers to occasionally wearing clothing of the “opposite” gender

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Crossdresser

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These terms are used by people who identify as being between and/or other than male or female.

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Genderqueer/Third Gender/Gender Fluid

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A general term used for a variety of genetic, hormonal, or anatomical conditions in which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male.

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Intersex

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23
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First coined to distinguish gender benders with no desire for surgery or hormones from transsexuals

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Transgender

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The term transsexual has historically been used to refer to individuals who have medically and legally changed their sex

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Transsexual

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A person who identified with the Native American tradition of characterizing certain members of the community as having the spirit of both the male and female genders.
Two-Spirit
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Aversion of and/or prejudice toward the idea that people can be attracted to more than one gender
Biphobia
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The process of acknowledging one’s sexual orientation and/or gender identity or expression to oneself or other people
Coming Out
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A system of classifying sex and gender into two distinct and disconnected forms of masculine and feminine
Gender Binary
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The presumption that everyone is straight and/or the belief that heterosexuality is a superior expression of sexuality.
Heterosexism
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Negative attitudes and feelings toward people with non-heterosexual sexualities; dislike of, or discomfort with, expressions of sexuality that do not conform to heterosexual norms
Homophobia
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In reference to LGBTQ people, It is the belief that straight and non-transgender people are “normal” or better than LGBTQ people
Internalized Oppression
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An acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer
LGBTQ
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Negative attitudes and feelings toward transgender individuals or discomfort with people whose gender identity and/or gender expression do not conform to traditional or stereotypic gender roles.
Transphobia
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A fatty mound that covers the pubic bone.
Mons Pubis
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It enclose and protect the other external reproductive organs. Literally translated as "large lips"
Labia Majora
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Literally translated as "small lips," and surround the openings to the vagina and urethra
Labia Minora
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The canal that joins the lower part of the uterus to the outside of the body
Vaginal Opening
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Opening of the urethra, a tube which carries urine outside of the body.
Urethral Opening
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A small structure with sensitive nerve endings located within the labia minora, the sole purpose of which is for sexual arousal and pleasure
Clitoris
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The space between the anus and the vaginal opening
Perineum
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Rectal Opening
Anus
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It is a canal that joins the cervix (the lower part of the uterus) to the outside of the body. It also is known as the birth canal.
Vagina
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A hollow, pear-shaped organ that is the home to a developing fetus
Uterus
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The lower portion of the uterus contains a small opening called the "os". Menstrual blood flows through the "os" into the vagina during menstruation
Cervix
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These are narrow tubes that are attached to the upper part of the uterus and serve as tunnels for the ova (egg cells) to travel from the ovaries to the uterus
Fallopian Tube
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The inner lining contained in the uterus. It builds up and sheds monthly in response to hormonal situation
Endometrium
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The middle layer of the uterine wall, consists mainly of uterine smooth muscle cells (also called uterine myocytes) but also of supporting stromal and vascular tissue. Its main function is to induce uterine contractions
Myometrium
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The male genital organ of higher vertebrates, consists largely of erectile tissue and serves also for the elimination of urine
Penis
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Serves as a cooling unit to maintain the optimal temperature for sperm development
Scrotom
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The narrow, tightly-coiled tube connecting rear of the testicles to the vas deferens). It stores sperm for maturation
Epididymis
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Are contained in the scrotum, they are the male gonads
Testes
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A long, muscular tube that travels from the epididymis into the pelvic cavity. It transports mature sperm to the urethra in preparation for ejaculation
Vas deferens
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Two small glands that store and produce the majority of the fluid that makes up semen
Seminal Vesicle
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A walnut-sized gland located between the bladder and the penis. It secretes fluid that nourishes and protects sperm
Prostate
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A pair of pea-shaped exocrine glands located posterolateral to the membranous urethra. Also known as "Cowper's Glands"
Bulbourethral Glands
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it is a part of a female’s menstrual cycle when a mature egg is released from the ovary and travels to the fallopian tube for possible fertilization
Ovulation
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It is the "time when sperm travels" up through the vagina, into the uterus, and fertilizes an egg found in the fallopian tube
Conception
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It is the time when a sperm cell successfully meets an egg cell in the fallopian tube
Fertilization
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It is the period in which a fetus develops inside a woman's womb or uterus
Pregnancy
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A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Health
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Refers to behaviors that can improve cleanliness and lead to good health
Hygiene
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It refers to a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality: it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity.
Sexual Health
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A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity in all matters relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and processes at all stages of life.
Reproductive Health
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The most frequently used drug by teenager
Alcohol
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Substance Abuse
Is the overuse of a drug
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It involves the person to whom one is attracted and how one identifies himself or herself in relation to this attraction which includes both romantic and sexual feelings.
Sexual Orientation
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It refers relations to one’s personal experience of gender or social relations.
Gender Identity
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It determines how one expresses his or her sexuality through the actions or manner of presenting oneself
Gender Expression