Session 2

Question 1

How many chromosomes do males and females have? what are their sex cell?

Answer 1

23 chromosomes
male :XY
female:XX

Question 2

what hormones are significant to male development

Answer 2

Androgen

testosterone

Question 3

Mons Veneris

Answer 3

Fatty tissue that covers the joint of the pubic bones in front of the body

Question 4

Labia Majora

Answer 4

Large folds of skin that run downwards from the mons along the sides of the vulva

Question 5

Labia Minora

Answer 5

2 hairless, light coloured membrane that is located between the lips of the major lips

Question 6

Clitoris

Answer 6

A female sex organ consisting of a shaft and glans located above the urethra opening

Question 7

Prepuce of clitoris

Answer 7

the hood covering the clitoral shaft

Question 8

Urethra opening

Answer 8

opening through which urine passes from the females body

Question 9

Vaginal Opening

Answer 9

called the Introits. that surrounds the Hymen ( folding of tissue that covers the opening)

Question 10

Pubo coccyges muscle

Answer 10

the muscle that encircles the entrance to the vagina

Question 11

Kegel Exercises

Answer 11

Contract and release of the Pubo coccyges muscle to help with child birth

Question 12

The Vagina

Answer 12

Extends back and forth from the vaginal opening. passage for menstrual flow and birth

Question 13

The Cervix

Answer 13

the lower end of the uterus.

secretion of products that contribute to the chemical balance of the vagina

Question 14

The Uterus

Answer 14

AKA Womb

-an organ in which a fertilized ovum implants and develops until birth

Question 15

Endometrium

Answer 15

the innermost layer, richly supplied with blood vessels and glands. Shed off during mensuration

Question 16

Endometriosis

Answer 16

Endometrial tissue may grow in the abdominal cavity or elsewhere in the reproductive system

Question 17

Myometrium

Answer 17

the well muscled second layer of the uterus. endows the uterus with flexibility and strength, creating a powerful contraction

Question 18

Perimetrium

Answer 18

the fibrous third or outermost layer, provides external cover

Question 19

The fallopian tubes

Answer 19

the tube or duct that connects the ovary to the uterus

Question 20

What are the 3 parts of the Fallopian tube? (ovary-> uterus)

Answer 20

Infundibulum (fimbrae)
Ampulla
Isthmus

Question 21

Ovaries

Answer 21

where production of ovums occur and the sex hormones of estrogen and progesterone

Question 22

Hysterectomy

Answer 22

Surgical removal of the uterus.

Question 23

Breasts

Answer 23

contains mammary glands which produce milk.

Question 24

The penis

Answer 24

male organ of sexual intercourse

Question 25

corpus cavernosum

Answer 25

cylinder of spongy tissue in the penis that becomes congested with blood and stiffens furring sexual arousal

Question 26

corpus spongiosum

Answer 26

the spongy body that runs along the bottom of the Penis, contains the penile urethra and enlarges at the tip

Question 27

frenulum

Answer 27

the sensitive strip of tissue that connects the underside of the penile glans to the shaft

Question 28

Scrotum

Answer 28

the pouch of loose skin that becomes lightly covered with pubic hair, consists of 2 compartments that hold each testes

Question 29

Testes

Answer 29

Where production of sperm occur and secrete sex hormones such as testosterone and androgen. Germ cells also develop here

Question 30

Testosterone

Answer 30

secreted bu the interstitial cells and increases development of secondary sex characteristics

Question 31

The vas deferens

Answer 31

a thin cylinder tube that stores mature sperm

Question 32

Vasectomy

Answer 32

an operation in which the right and left deferens are severed

Question 33

Seminal Vesicles

Answer 33

2 smal glands that lie behind the bladder and open into the ejaculatory ducts, where fluids are secreted and combined with sperm

Question 34

The prostate gland

Answer 34

lies beneath the bladder. contains muscle fibres and glandular tissue that secrete prostate fluid (milky and alkaline)

Question 35

Cowpers gland

Answer 35

lies beneath the prostate gland. empties their secretion into the urethra during sexual arousal

Question 36

4 steps in the sexual response cycle

Answer 36

Excitement Plateau orgasm resolution

Question 37

Desire

Answer 37

the drive and interest level for sexual activity. testosterone is the key hormone for desire levels in both men and women

Question 38

Excitement

Answer 38

increase