FAD 4451 EXAM 2 Questions With
Correct Answers.
Female primary sex characteristics - answer-organ that contributes to reproduction and
sexual activity
internal: ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina
external: vaginal labia and clitoris
female secondary sex characteristics - answerfemale ch...
female secondary sex characteristics - answer✔✔female characteristics that are not involved in
reproduction
example; breasts, wider hips, more body fat, less hair on arms legs and torsos, smaller stature
clitoris - answer✔✔highly sensitive organ that is exceptionally important in the female sexual
response
tip: a knob of tissue externally in front of the vaginal opening and urethral opening
shaft: consists of two corpora cavernosa
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crura: two longer spongy bodies that lie deep in the body and run from the tip to either side of the
vagina
The two spongy bodies that lie deep in the body that run from the tip of clitoris to either side of
the vagina, under the major lips, are called the.. - answer✔✔crura
mons pubis - answer✔✔fatty pad of tissue under the pubic hair
outer lips (labia majora) - answer✔✔rounded pads of fatty tissue lying on either side of the
vaginal entrance, covered with pubic hair
inner lips (labia minora) - answer✔✔two hairless folds of skin lying between the outer lips and
running right along the edge of the vaginal opening
Bartholin's glands - answer✔✔two tiny glands located on either side of the vaginal entrance
perineum - answer✔✔the skin between vaginal entrance and anus
introitus - answer✔✔the vaginal entrance
urethra - answer✔✔the tube through which urine passes from the bladder out of the body
hymen - answer✔✔a thin membrane which, if present, partially covers the vaginal opening
-one of a number of different types
-generally has some openings
-also called a cherry or maidenhead but is NOT a sign of virginity
female genital cutting - answer✔✔cutting or removing parts of the clitoris or inner and outer lips
also called female genital mutilation
female internal organs - answer✔✔vagina
vestibular bulbs
skene's gland
uterus
pair of ovaries
pair of fallopian tubes
Vagina - answer✔✔tube shaped organ into which the penis is inserted during coitus and through
which a baby passes during birth
-at the bottom it ends in the vaginal opening, or introitus
-3-4 inches long
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-walls have 3 layers
--inner: vaginal mucosa
--middle: muscle
--outer: covering
3 layers of the vagina - answer✔✔inner lining (vaginal mucosa),
middle layer (muscle)
outer layer (covering)
at the bottom of the vagina lies the ... - answer✔✔introitus
pelvic floor muscles - answer✔✔surrounding the vagina, urethra and anus
pubococcygeus muscle - answer✔✔a muscle around the vaginal entrance that may be stretched
during childbirth
vestibular bulbs (clitoral bulbs) - answer✔✔erectile tissue running under the inner lips
Skene's Glands (female prostate) - answer✔✔gland located on the front wall of the vagina with
ducts that empty into the urethra
-in some women secretes fluid that is biochemically similar to male prostate fluid
--AKA gspot (grafenferg spot)
-about size of a dime
-some women find stimulation in this area sexually arousing
uterus (womb) - answer✔✔the organ in which the fetus develops
-os: entrance
-fundus: the top
-the body: the main part
-cervix: the lower part of the uterus which opens to the vagina
os - answer✔✔entrance
fundus - answer✔✔top of uterus
the body - answer✔✔the main part
cervix - answer✔✔the lower part of the uterus which opens to the vagina
3 layers of the uterus - answer✔✔endometrium, myometrium, perimetrium
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