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Human Sexuality
test 1
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09/25/2006

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labia majora
Definition
the outer genital lips that surround the vaginal vestibule
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labia minora
Definition
the inner genital lips that surround the vaginal vestibule
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ampulla
Definition
expansion near end of vas deferens
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corpus spongiosum
Definition
the lower erectile body in the shaft of the penis
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corpus cavernosum
Definition
the upper two erectile bodies in the shaft of the penis
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cowper's gland
Definition
two glands located exterior to the prostate that produce preejaculatory fluid; the bulbourethral glands
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ejaculatory duct
Definition
the last section of vas deferens before it joins with the urethra
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epidydimis
Definition
the tightly coiled genital duct located on the side of each testis in which sperm are stored
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glans penis
Definition
the head of the penis
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prostate
Definition
a gland surrounding the neck of the urinary bladder in men that produces the prostatic fluid portion of seminal fluid (25% of volume)
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seminal vesicle
Definition
the two accessory glands near the prostate gland that produce and secrete seminal fluid (60% of volume)
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spermatic cord
Definition
the cord that suspends the testes in the scrotum
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testes
Definition
a man's sex glands that produce sperm and testosterone; a man's gonads
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urethra
Definition
the duct from the urinary bladder to the vestibule or penis
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vas deferens
Definition
the genital duct that carries sperm from the epididymis to the inside of the man's body
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androgens
Definition
hormones that promote the development of male or malelike sexual structures and characterstics
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hormones
Definition
the chemicals produced by and released into the blood by the endocrine glands to serve as internal chemical regulators in the body
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progesterone
Definition
an ovarian sex hormone that promotes the repair of the uterus to receive the blastocyst
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human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
Definition
a hormone produced by the chorion of the embryo-fetus (only present during pregnancy)
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hypothalamus
Definition
the lower portion of the front of the brain from which the pituitary gland is suspended
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follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Definition
the pituitary hormone that acts on the ovarian follicle in the ovary and on the sperm-producing cells of the testes
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luteinizing hormone (LH)
Definition
a pituitary sex hormone that stimulates the production and release of ovarian hormones and ova; identical to interstitial cell stimulating hormone (ICSH) in a man
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dysmenorrhea
Definition
painful menstruation
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amenorrhea
Definition
the absence of menstruation
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sex
Definition
a biological status, typically based on the appearance of one's genitals (male or female)
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gender
Definition
a societally constructed status to which one is assigned (boy or girl)
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gender roles
Definition
the totality of social and cultural expectaions for boys/girls, men/women, in a particular society at a particular time in history
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gender role ideology
Definition
a particular society's general beliefs and norms regarding how girls and boys or women and men should be
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gender role socialization
Definition
a lifelong process of acquiring norms of gender-appropriate behavior in a particular society; learning to be appropriately masculine or feminine
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gender display
Definition
the use of culture-specific clothing, markings, hairstyle, etc. to indicate one's gender
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core gender identity
Definition
our innermost psychological sense of ourselves as a girl or boy; a central component of our sense of "self"
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gender schema
Definition
a mental organizational network that guides categorizations, behaviors, etc. in terms of gender (ie - "Boy games" "girl games")
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sociobiology
Definition
reproductive sucess for men involves the insemination of many females and this is why men seek more sexual partners than women
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sociobiology
Definition
reproductive sucess for men involves the insemination of many females and this is why men seek more sexual partners than women
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cognitive social learning theory
Definition
children are punished for gender-role inconsistent behavior and rewarded for conisistent behavior and gender role development involves observation and modeling of same-gender adults
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gender schema theory
Definition
children organize information according to cultural ideas of masculine and feminine
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