PH 100
Study Guide - Exam 4
Chapter 14 At the moment of conception you become genetically male or female Age that fully mature sperm develop-about age 15 Define menarche: Puberty- Females Aging women in their forties and fifties Decline in reproductive hormone production Define Menopause: the decline and eventual cessation of hormone production by the female reproductive system. Define gender identity: recognition of one's gender Define androgynous: Androgyny- blending of both masculine and feminine qualities. Male gonads hang in a sac outside the body because the body cavity is too warm for proper sperm development Conception occurs in the fallopian tubes
Chapter 15 The human sexual response patterns- Excitement stage- arousal stage Plateau stage- leveling off of arousal immediately before climax Orgasm stage-neuromuscular tension is released Resolution stage-return of the body to preexcitment stage Differences between men and women during sexual response patterns Women are multiorgasmic Women reach orgasms as quickly as men during masturbation Define bisexuals:attracted to both genders Define transexualism: a person who rejects his or her biological sexuality Celibacy is the self-imposed avoidance of all sexual intercourse Anal Intercourse Greater danger of transmitting HIV than during penis-vaginal intercourse Can be performed by heterosexual couples and gay men Define serial monogamy- a pattern of dating in which a person is involved in a series of exclusive relationships, one after the other.
Chapter 16 Abortion is NOT considered contraception Define use effectiveness of a contraceptive: measure of a contraceptive method's ability to prevent a pregnancy when used by the general public. Define coitus interruptus:sexual intercourse in which the penis is withdrawn before ejaculation The best time to have intercourse in