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"thing of shame"
female entire external genital area |
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"Mountain of Venus"
pad of fatty tissue covered by skin and pubic hair, cushions women during intercourse, over pubic bone. has pressure receptors so sexually sensitive and excitable |
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| body regions whose stimulation is sexually exciting |
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two outer lips, run from mons down either side of the vulva.
-padded with fatty tissue, hairy
- darker
- sexually sensitive |
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inner lips of vagina hairless -between two labia majora -meet at front, forming the clitoral hood (prepuse) -swell during sex -look different for everyone -very erotically sensitive |
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enclosed by the labia minora
potential space of the vagina
Three important structures
-clitoris
-urethral opening
-vaginal opening |
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-glans - only part visible from outside at front of vestibule
-covered by clitoral hood (prepuce)
-shaft is 2-3 cm runs up glans under hood
-become larger during arousal
-crura
-female circumcision
-little penis |
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| Female Corpora Cavernosa- cavernous body |
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| -erectile tissue that lie side by side in the shaft of the clitoris - become stiff during arousal |
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| Corpus Spongiosum - spongy body |
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erectile tissue within the glans of the clitoris
-expands during arousal |
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| secretions lubricate clitoris which becomes smegma when it dries |
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3 in long, attached to pelvic bone and holds tissue in place, gets enlarged during arousal part of clitoris |
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| Vaginal Opening (introitus) |
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entrance to vagina located in the rear portion of vestibule |
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| membranous fold of skin covering the vaginal opening. Broken during sex, though often earlier due to athletics,etc. Some born without. |
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Urethra
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Urethral Meatus (the opening) |
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located between the vaginal opening and the clitoris
passage for urine
some women ejaculate from it |
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unknown function
lie on either side of the vaginal opening
secrete a few drops of fluid prior orgasm, but aren't significant in lubricating the vagina |
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Gooch.
area between vaginal opening and the anus |
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| Pubococcygeous (PC) muscle |
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| located on pelvic floor. doing kegel exercises tightens this muscle |
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| If female sex organs are shaped like a T then... |
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The stem of the T = vagina, cervix, body of uterus
The arms of the T = oviducts/fallopian tubes, which touch the ovaries |
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v. flexible canal, 8-10 cm. Penis in vagina = sex
-forms birth canal
-fluids exit during menstruation
-3-5 in. when excited
-bent at 45 degree angle
-secretions have cleaning efect
lactobacilli
walls are wrinkled
top 2/3 of vagina doesnt have feeling |
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friendly bacteria that live in the vagina
convert sugars to lactic acid |
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| Vagina is acidic because... |
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| helps to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria |
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Yeast Infection
aka Vaginal Thrush
aka Candidiasis |
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| when natural fungal organisms in vagina overgrow, causing inflammation of walls, itching, and discharge |
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can lead to yeast infections
just dont jet wash your vagina |
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G-spot
aka Gräfenberg spot |
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some women say they have it, most dont or unsure. possible that it doesnt even exist. 3-5 cm from vaginal entrance.
Structural basis: paraurethral/Skene's glands |
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| You know what it is. Butt muscle. |
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v. thick muscle
receives fertilized egg, implants in wall
shaped like inverted pear
between rectum and bladder
tilts forward
held in place by ligaments
middle is powerful muscle (myometrium)
walls = endometrium |
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hard bump at tip of vagina
lower end, the neck, of uterus
dips down into vagina
moves during orgasm to bend down and pick sperm up
not innervated - good thing because otherwise childbirth would be more painful |
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| center of cervix, size of lead in pencil, large enough for bacteria or sperm--> dead cells, mucus, etc exit from here |
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-endometrium (inner lining)
-myometrium (muscular wall)
-Perimetrium (thin outer covering, separates uterus from pelvic cavity) |
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| inner lining of uterus 2 functions: transport sperm up reproductive tract, and implantation and nourishment of embryo. Structure changes over menstrual cycle |
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| shedding of endometrium through cervix and vagina |
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| muscular wall of uterus - composed of smooth-muscle - we dont have control of this muscle -Contractions occur from this muscle during labor or menstrual cramps: they help push out lining or baby |
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| spatula is inserted while speculum is in place, sample of cells and mucus scraped from cervix |
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| 3x more common than cervical cancer but not as fatal symptoms: abnormal bleeding, or pelvic pain. Does not show up on Pap test |
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| removal of uterus, usually due to cancers related to the vagina |
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| noncancerous tumors of smooth muscle that grow within or outside uterus. very common esp after when older. Sometimes occurs on myometrium, think its pregnancy but its not. |
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| growth of the endometrial tissue at abnormal locations in pelvic cavity, e.g.ovaries or oviducts -- can cause infertility. can be controlled by birth control pills, surgically removed |
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| downward sagging of uterus into the vagina. caused by weaking ligaments that support uterus and muscles of pelvic floor |
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| 4 in each, pathway for egg to trave from ovary to uterus. fluid leads egg to final position (if going wrong way = infertility) Takes days for egg to travel through |
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| attached to uterus by ligaments produce ova or eggs and hormones attached to oviducts =male testes ovulation (when egg moves to uterus) |
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| - release of oocytes (ovulation) - Production and secretion of sex hormones |
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| if cells dont line up along cervix wall but are scattered everywhere = cells have been mutated |
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| most common reproductive cancer in women, hereditary, risk factors: age, genes, reproductive history, alcohol, obesity, exercise, medical history, hormones |
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| lymph nodes in breast are compromised after mastectomy |
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| when too much urine or bacteria or sperm gets into urethra and creates infection |
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