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Sexual Self Flashcards

1
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Physical characteristics that are present at birth

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Primary Sex Characteristics

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The characteristics that distinguish male from females.

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Primary Sex Characteristics

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Development during the onset of puberty

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Secondary Sex Characteristics

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Are areas of the body that are highly sensitive and produce sexual response when stimulated.

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Erogenous Zones

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These includes the genitals, mouth, breast, ears, anus and to a lesser degree, the entire surface of the body

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Erogenous Zones

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6
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One of the most basic forms of sexual stimulation is masturbation or self- stimulation that causes sexual pleasure or orgasm.

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Erogenous Zones

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7
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Play an important role in sexual arousal of humans.

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Cognitive Factors

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  • Influences the expression of sexual desire
  • Norms continue shapes the sexual activity along the socially acceptable behaviors.
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Culture

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9
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The Four Phases of Sexual Response is according to _______ and _______.

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William Masters and Virginia Johnson

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10
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The beginning of sexual arousal and can last from one minute to several hours

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Excitement Phase

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Genitals become engorged with blood. Vagina expands and secrets lubricants. Penis enlarges.

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Excitement Phase

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12
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Phase where the change in the body continue

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Plateau Phase

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13
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Excitement peaks such as breathing, pulse and blood pressure.

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Plateau Phase

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14
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Contractions of muscle in and around the penis stimulate the release of semen which contains the sperm cells.

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Orgasmic Phase

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Shortest phase. A total body response involving the sudden discharged accumulated sexual tension.

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Orgasmic Phase

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16
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The body return to its normal state after orgasm.

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Resolution Phase

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17
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Men goes through refractory phase. Women resolve slower. The body returns to an unaroused state.

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Resolution Phase

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18
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From a scientific perspective, it can be defined as a state of activation of complex of reflexes involving the sexual organs and nervous system.

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Sexual Arousal

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19
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  • Psychobiology of Sex

Who described the human sexual responses cycle as consisting of four phases?

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Masters and Johnson

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20
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It is an important stage in sexual development. It is the time when many boys and girls first experience their first sexual attraction.

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Puberty

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21
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Initial attraction is influenced by:

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Social Norms
Physical Attractiveness
Process of Interpersonal Exchange

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22
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Initial attraction is influenced by:

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Social Norms
Physical Attractiveness
Processes of Interpersonal Exchange

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23
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Influence attraction in several ways such as in determining who are appropriate as lovers and spouse.

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Social Norms

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24
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Social exchange theory.

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Processes of Interpersonal Exchange

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25
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The degree to which a person’s physical traits are regarded as aesthetically pleasing or
beautiful.

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Physical Attractiveness

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26
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Proposes that attraction is the result of an exchange process.

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Social Exchange Theory

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27
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Three Components of Love

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  1. Intimacy Component
  2. Passion Component
  3. Commitment Component
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28
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Refers to the feelings of closeness, connectedness and bondedness.

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Intimacy Component

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29
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Refers to the drives that leads to romance, physical attraction and sexual consummation.

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Passion Component

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30
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Refers to the decision to love and the commitment to maintain that love.

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Commitment Component

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31
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Includes a complex combination of different emotions such as fear, anger, sexual desire, joy and jealousy. Some of this emotions may also be sources of suffering (Santrock, 2012)

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Romantic Love

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32
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Has a strong component of sexual attraction and infatuation and is often experienced in the early stage of a love relationship.

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Romantic Love

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33
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Important Ingredients of Romantic Love

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Lust
Attraction
Attachment

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34
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Driven by desire for sexual attraction.

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Lust

35
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Often associated with sexual attraction.

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Attraction

36
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Occurs when individuals desire to connect with another person intimately, also be called affectionate or companionate love.

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Attachment

37
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According to ______ , a biological anthropologist and expert in the science of human attraction, suggest that the important ingredients of romantic love; lust, attraction and attachment.

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Helen Fisher

38
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He defines attachment as a strong affectionate tie that binds a person to an intimate companion.

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John Bowbly

39
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Refers to a person’s sexual identity anchored on what gender they are attracted to.

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Sexual Orientation

40
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Infections caused by direct contact body
with fluids such as through blood transfusion, breast feeding, and sexual intercourse.

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HIV/AIDS

41
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Attacks immune system and infected person eventually dies.

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HIV/AIDS

42
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Caused by gonococcal bacteria which attack the lining of the mucous membrane such as mouth, throat, vagina, and urethra.

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Gonorrhea

43
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It can be treated by penicillin or other antibiotics.

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Gonorrhea

44
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Infects the genital areas and other parts of the body including the brain.

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Syphilis

45
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Can cause paralysis or even death when left untreated.

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Syphilis

46
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Cause by chlamydia trachomatis.

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Chlamydia

47
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  • In men, can cause swollen testicles and burning sensation during urinization.
  • In women, can cause sterility if let untreated because it damages uterus, ovaries and fallopian tube.
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Chlamydia

48
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  • Can cause tingling sensations, abscesses, and blisters in genital area.
  • There is no cure for this.
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Genital Herpes

49
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Causes by human papillomavirus and women with papillomavirus are prone cervical cancer.

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Genital Warts

50
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4 Methods of Contraception:

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  • Condom
  • Oral Contraceptive pills
  • Intrauterine device or IUD
  • Birth Control Injection
51
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Refers to the methods that are used to prevent pregnancy.

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Contraception

52
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Also called Billing Ovulation Method. It is a type of natural family planning methods based on careful observation of mucus pattern during the course of the menstrual cycle.

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Cervical Mucus Method

53
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Help in determining when a woman is most likely to conceive or not

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Mucus Pattern

54
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  • Guarantees universal access to method of contraception, fertility control, sexual education, and material care.
  • Provides for the “Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS and other STIs/STDs.
  • Aims to keep couples and women especially, well-informed about available family planning methods that they can freely use depending on their needs and beliefs.
  • Aims to promote awareness among adolescent and youth on sexuality and reproductive
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Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 also known as Reproductive Health law or RH Law

55
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2 Hormones in females

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Estrogen and Progesterone

56
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Hormone for men

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Testosterone

57
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A feeling of liking someone, and often being sexually interested in them.

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Attraction

58
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Who proposed the Three Components of Love?

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Robert Sternberg

59
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Process of negotiated exchange between parties.

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Social exchange Theory

60
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How you, in your head, define your gender, based on how much you align or don’t align with what you understand to be the options for gender.

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Gender Identity

61
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The ways you present gender, through your actions, dress, and demeanor, and how those presentations are interpreted based on gender norms.

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Gender Expression

62
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At about 5 weeks of pregnancy, two organs called _____ form in the embryo.

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Gonads

63
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In men, _____ release testosterone that causes the male’s sex organs to develop,

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Gonads

64
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In women, the _______ produces estrogen and progesterone as well as small amount of testosterone.

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Ovaries

65
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__________ promotes female reproductive capacity and secondary characteristics.

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Estrogen

66
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________ stimulates growth of the female reproductive organs and prepares uterus for pregnancy.

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Progesterone

67
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_________ can occur 14 days after the beginning of the menstrual period.

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Ovulation period

68
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Made up of erectile tissue swells with blood and hardens when a woman is sexually aroused.

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Clitoris

69
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A muscular tube that serves as the receptacle for the penis and carrier of the sperm to the uterus. It is also the birth canal where the fetus passes out of a mother’s body.

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Vagina

70
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A hollow organ where the fertilized embryo grows to become a fetus.

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Uterus

71
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The lower part of the uterus is called the _________, a passageway between the uterus and the vagina that expands during childbirth.

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Cervix

72
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It carries the fertilized egg from the ovary to the uterus.

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Fallopian tubes

73
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Pregnancy starts from fertilization and end at birth, for an approximate duration of _____ days.

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260 days

74
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The organ through which males urinate and deliver the sperm cells into the vagina during sexual intercourse. It is made up of sensitive tissues and nerve endings.

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Penis

75
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Before reaching the penis, sperm cells travel through the _______ and _________.

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Prostate gland;
Seminal vesicles

76
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The _____ located in a loose pouch-like sac of skin called the scrotum are responsible for the production of sperm cells and male sex hormones,

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Testes or testicles

77
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It transports the sperm-containing fluid called semen.

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Vas deferens

78
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The _____ is a set of coiled ducts connected to the vas deferens where the sperm cells are stored.

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Epididymis

79
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The _______ and ______ produce semen and nourish the sperm cells.

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Prostate gland;
Seminal vesicles

80
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Is the release of sperm cells from the penis.

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Ejaculation

81
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Each ejaculation approximately contains ___________ million sperms.

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300 to 500 million

82
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TRUE OR FALSE:

Sperm cells can live up to 48 hours inside the uterus.

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TRUE

83
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In one sense, the _______ is where sexual desire originates and where sexual behavior is controlled (Atkinson, Atkinson, Smith, Bem, & Nolen-Hoeksema, 2009)

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Brain

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