Chapter 10: Sexuality and Gender

Vagina

________: the tube that leads from the outside of a females body to the opening of the womb.

Uterus

________: the womb in which the baby grows during pregnancy.

Merarche

________: the first menstrual cycle, the monthly shedding of the blood and tissue that line the uterus in preparation for pregnancy when conception does not occur.

Androgyny

________: characteristic of possessing the most positive personality characteristics of males and females regardless of actual sex 10.5 Gender Differences.

Scrotum

________: external sac that holds the testes.

Penis

________: the organ through which males urinate and which delivers the male sex cells or sperm.

Semen

________: fluid released from the penis at orgasm that contains the sperm.

Resolution

________: the final phase of the sexual response in which the body is returned to a normal state.

Intersex

________: modern term for a hermaphrodite, a person who posses ambiguous sexual organs, making it difficult to determine actual sex from a visual inspection at birth The Psychological Side of Human Sexuality: Gender 10.3 Gender Identity.

STI

________: an infection spread primarily through sexual contact.

Heterosexual

________: person attracted to the opposite sex.

Homosexual

________: person attracted to the same sex.

Prostate Gland

________: a gland that secretes most of the fluid holding the male sex cells or sperm.

Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Acquired ________ (AIDS): sexually transmitted viral disorder that causes deterioration of the immune system and eventually results in death due to complicating infections that the body can no longer fight.

unequal treatment

Sexism: prejudice about males and /or females leading to ________.

Orgasm

________: a series of rhythmic contractions of the muscles of the vaginal walls or the penis, also the third and shortest phase of sexual response.

Gender Stereotype

________: a concept held about a person or group of people that is based on being male or female.

Refractory Period

________: time period in males just after orgasm in which the male can not become aroused to another orgasm 10.7 Different Types of Sexual Behavior.

Primary Sex Characteristics

________: sexual organs present at birth and directly involved in human reproduction.

Secondary Sex Characteristics

________: sexual organs and traits that develop at puberty and are indirectly involved in human reproduction.

Mammary Glands

________: glands within the breast tissue that produce milk when a woman gives birth to an infant.

Stereotype

________: a set of characteristics that people believe is shared by all members of a particular social category; a concept held about a person or group of people that is based on superficial, irrelevant characteristics.