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Taylor 35
Sexuality
Question | Answer |
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xy is for male or female? | male |
What is gender identity? | What the persons sex is that feels he is inside, regardless of whether or not he is female or male |
xx is for male or female? | female |
What is sexual orientation? | The preferred gender of partner |
What is gender role bahavior? | The behavior a person conveys about being male or female, which may or may not be the same as their biological gender or gender identity |
What is a transexual? | A person of a certain biological gender who has the feelings of the opposite sex |
What is the mons pubis? | It is a pad of fatty tissue that lies over the part of the bony pelvis called the symphysis pubis. The mons pubis is covered with pubic hair. |
What is the labia majoria? | It is the outer lip surrounding the labia minora |
What is the labia minora? | It is the smaller lip located within the labia majora |
What is the pear shaped organ located between the urinary bladder and rectum? | The uterus |
The uterus consists of three layers, what are the names of these three layers? | outermost layer-perimetriummiddle layer-myometriuminnermost layer-endometrium |
The ____ is the structure that is usually closed, but during the birth process, it dialates and thins out to permit the birth of a baby | What is the cervix |
The vagina serves three purposes, which are ___,____, and ____. | to act as a recepticle for the penis, to act as a birth canal, and for the exit of menstrual flow |
The first menstrual is called the ____. | The menarche |
The first menstrual period, also called the menarche, is experienced at about __ years of age | 12 years of age, but can occur anywhere from 8-17 years of age |
Menopause, the cessation of a woman's menstrual activity, occurs between the ages of ___ and ____ years. | 45, and 55 |
Menstrual cycle related distress is commonly called _____ ______. | premenstrual (tension) syndrome |
What is a erogenous zone? | an area that when stimulated causes sexual arousal and desire, such as the skin, lips, ears, thighs, and breasts |
What is fetishism? | sexual arousal with the aid of an inanimate object not generally associated with sexual activity, such as shoes, leather, rubber, and women's undergarments |
What is celibacy? | It is abstinence from genital sexual activity |
What is voyeurism? | It is the achievement of sexual arousal by looking at the body of another |
What is sadism? | It is the practice of gaining sexual pleasure while inflicting abuse on another person |
What is masochism? | It is gaining sexual pleasure from the humiliation of being abused |
What is sadomasochism? | It is the act of practicing sadism and masochism together, such as being tied up, hitting, biting, spanking, whipping, pinching |
What is pedophilia? | It is the term used to describe the practice of adults gaining sexual fulfillment by performing sexual acts with children |
Sexually transmitted infections are also called_____ disease | Venereal disease |
What is the most prevalent STD? | Chlamydia |
What STD is also referred to as "The clap" or "The drip" | Gonorrhea |
Women with ____ are at risk for cervical cancer | HPV |
What are symptoms of AIDS? | fatigue, diarrhea, weight loss, enlarged lymph nodes, fever, anorexia, night sweats |
Many women do not have symptoms of this disease | Chlamydia |
What disease has the symptoms of dysuria, frequent urination, and purulent penile discharge in men? | Gonorrhea |
What is dyspareunia? | Painful intercourse |
What is vaginismus? | It is where the vaginal opening closes tightly and prevents penile penetration |
What is vulvodynia? | It is pain characterised by burning, stinging, irritation, or rawness of the female genitalia that interferes with sexual activity |
What is a mastectomy? | Surgical removal of a breast and its surrounding tissue |
___ ____ is the leading cancer among white and African American women | Breast cancer |
Breast self examination should be performed ___. | Monthly, after each menstrual period, or once a month for postmenopausal women |