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Human Sexuality
Exam 1
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Women's & Gender Studies
Undergraduate 2
02/09/2009

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Mons Pubis
Definition
Rounded fatty pad of tissue covered with pubic hair at the front of the body.
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Vulva
Definition
External genitals of the female
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Clitoris
Definition
Sensative organ found in front of the vaginal entrance
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Bartholin glands
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Two tiny glands located on either side of the vaginal entrance
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Perineum
Definition
Skin between the vaginal entrance and the anus
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Introitus
Definition
Another word for the vaginal entrance
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Urethra
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The tube through which urine passes from the bladder out of the body
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Hymen
Definition
a thin membrane that may possibly cover vaginal entrance
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Puboccoccygeus
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A muscle around the vaginal entrance
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Skene's gland
Definition
The female prostate
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Vestibular bulbs
Definition
erectile tissue running under the inner lips
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uterus
Definition
the organ in the female in which the fetus develops
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Velopian tubes
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the tubes extending from the uterus to the ovary, also called the ovaducts
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ovarys
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two organs in the female that produce eggs and sex hormones
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Penis
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the male external sexual organ. functions both in sexual activity and urination
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Corpora Cavernosa
Definition
Spongy bodies running the lenght of the top of the penis
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Corpus Spongiosum
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A spongy body running the length of the underside of the penis
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Foreskin
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a layer of skin covering the glands or tip of the penis in an uncircumsized male, also called the prepuce
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Supercision (superincision)
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a from of male genital cutting in which a slit is made on the lower side of the penis along its entire length
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scrotum
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the pouch of skin that contains the testis in the male
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The testis
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the pair of glands in the scrotum that manufacture sperm and sex hormones
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Seminiferous tubules
Definition
tubes in the testis that manufacture sperm
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interstitial cells
Definition
cells in the testis that manufacture testosterone
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Epididymis
Definition
A highly coiled tube located on the edge of the testis where sperm mature
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Vasdeferens
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The tube through which sperm pass on their way from the testis and epeididamis, out of the scrotum, into the eurethra
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seminal vesicals
Definition
sack like structures that lie above the prostate and produce about 70% of the seminal fluid
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Prostate
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The gland in the male, located below the bladder, that secretes some of the fluid and semen
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Cowper's glands
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glands that secrete a clear alkaline fluid into the males eurethra
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Ethics
Definition
A System of moral principles, a way of determining right and wrong
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Hedonism
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a moral system based on maxamizing pleasure and avoiding pain
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Asceticism
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An approch to life emphasizing dicipline and impulse control
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Legalism
Definition
Ethics based on the assumption that there are rules for human conduct and that morality consists of knowing the rules and obeying them.
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Situationism
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Ethics based on the assumption that there are no absolute rules, or at least very few. and that each situation must be judged individually
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Moralism
Definition
A religious or philisophical attitude that emphasizes moral behaviour, usually according to strict standards, as the highes goal of human life. Moralists tend to favor strict regualation of human conduct to help make people good.
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Pluralism
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A philisophical or political attitude that afirms the value of many competeing opinions, and believes the truth is discovered in the clash of diverse perspective. pluralists, there fore, believe in the maximum human freedom possible
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Sexuality viewed from classic greeks
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high approval of pederasty, a sexual relationship between an older male and a younger one. To achieve wisdom and cultivate virtue, violent passions must be avoided, and they included sex. Platonic love- sexless affection Epicurus-taught that the goal of life was ataraxia, a tranquil state between pleasure and pain in which the mind is unaffected by emotion. Sex was seen not necessarily as evil, but less important that wisdom and virtue.
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Sexuality in Judiasm
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The old testament states a lot of the place of sexuality, human life, and sexuality. sexuality is seen as fundamentally positive. human sexuality differntiation is an intigral part of creation. sees sexuality as a gift to be used wisely, and obediant to gods will. never to be seen as evil in its self. sex is not a biological funtion, but a deep and intimate part of a relationship between 2 people. Sexuality could never be seperated from its social consequences. Sex had to be regulated to prevent jealousy. See sexual behavior as a part of national and religious loyalty. Fertility cult-a form of nature religion, in which the fertility of the soil is encouraged through various forms of ritual majic, including intercourse. Adultary and incest are threats to the harmony of the people. beastiality is not only un natural, but no procreative. the menstreal taboo is typical of many societys. contrast to greek.
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Sex in christianity
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New Testament, the early christian church, the middle ages,the protestants, current. Dualism- a belief that body and spirit are separate and are opposed to eachover, and that the goal of life is to free the spirit from the bondage of the body. New Testament-Jesus said almost nothing on sex, hard to derive sexual ethic. Jesus priciples-fell to saint paul- pauls views were ambivilant. Paul advicated celebacy, not because he was opposed to sex, but because marriage would be a distraction from prayer and marriage. Referred to sex as the sins of the flesh. Early Christian Church - CELEBACY.From this point on monks and monestasm became a permanent reform movement within the church. Thought marriage was good and honorable, but virginity to be much more superior. Middle Ages- St. Thomas Aquianas answered every virtually question a christian might have on any topic. Used the natural law approach (whatever was natural was good, not natural= sinful)He believed sex was for procreation, therefore all non procreated sex was sinful. Wrote suma theologica. Enforced through penatentials. Shouldnt enjoy sex. Protestants-abandoned clerical celebacy. placed a higher value on marriage and family life. used civil law to try and regulate human behavior.
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Humanism
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A philosiphical system that denies a deivine origin for morality and hold that ethical judgments must be made on the basis of human experience and human reason. real intimacy between persons, condemns impersonal and exploitive relationships. tolerant, compassionate, and skeptical of claims of absolute right and wrong.
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Roman Cathlic church sexuality
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Catholic church is against contraception,abortion,homosexuality, reproductive technologies, condoms, sexual abuse by clergy.
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Islam sexuality
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Islam sanctions both polygamy and concubinage. but still viewed as a sin in the eyes of god. ok for males, not ok for females.
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Hinduism Sexuality
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cama, the persuit of pleasure. artha, the persuit of success and material wealth. Dharma, the persuit of the moral life. Moksha, the pursuit of liberation through the negation of the self and a state of being that is known as nirvana
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Budism Sexuality
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Little discusion of sex. Teachings generally concentrate on the achievment of enlightenment, and escape from suffrings of the world. Thervata- the strict non-endulgance of desires. Meyana- active and directed tward love of others.
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Sex outside marriage
Definition
fornication, adultry. Resasons why more popular now- contreception, marriage later in life. experience singleness of divorse. widower.
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Contraception
Definition
Roman Cathlics and Orthadox jews oppose any artificial means of contraception. Non-orthadox jews and protestants favor family planning.
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Abortion
Definition
clashes in the realm of public policy. Roman Cathlics think that contraception is the same as abortion.
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Homosexuality
Definition
social science has lead to discussion on whether or not homosexuality is really un-natural
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AIDS
Definition
raised ethical issues because struggled to find effective ways to get rid of HIV or AIDS. Homosexual men and injection drug users have high HIV AIDS rates.
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Technology
Definition
Technology is developing faster then old issues are being resolved. reproductive technolgys.
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Somatic cell nuclear transfer
Definition
cloning technique envolves substituting the adult material of a cell and injecting it into the egg. has been successful in cloning dolly the sheep
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Somatic cell nuclear transfer
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cloning technique envolves substituting the adult material of a cell and injecting it into the egg. has been successful in cloning dolly the sheep
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Theraputic cloning
Definition
creating tissues and cells that are genetically identical to the patient. helped cure alzheimers? banned in US
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Old Morality
Definition
reduces ethical behavior to following a series of rules. Diminishes the full nature of humanity and impovrishes human life.
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New Morality
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Physical and sexual side of human nature.
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