PSYC 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Clitoral Hood, Labia Majora, Vas Deferens
20 Feb 2017
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Female gonads produce ova (eggs) and hormones (estrogen and progesterone) At birth, ovaries already contain all of a women"s 300,000 400,000 immature ova. From primary follicle to graafian follicle to ovulation. Ovary (primary follicle follicles with immature egg) Ovary (graafian follicle follicles with mature eggs) Endometrium (fertilized with sperm) or outside the body (menstruation) Pap smear: tests for abnormalities, does not test for sti"s, hpv is the leading cause to cervical cancer 9 strains have been liked. Bimanual exam: two fingers in and pressing on your stomach. Breast self exam: once a month, one week after a period, do it the exact same time every month. Testicles (male gonads create sperm and male hormones) Epididymis (along the back of each testicle sperm mature until ejaculated) Vas deferens (small tubes where the sperm travel 1 per side) Vasectomy removal of the vas deferens (yes you still create sperm) Urethra (what travels the sperm out of the penis)
