FRHD 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Aphrodisiac, Vasodilation, Amyl Nitrate

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2100
• Professor: Cindy Clarke

Document Summary

Making sense of sex: the role of the senses in sexual arousal. Attractiveness: a lover in the nude, disrobing, or dressed in evening wear. Pheromones: chemical substances that are secreted externally by certain animals. Aphrodisiac: any drug or other agent that is sexually arousing or increases sexual desire and that convey information to, or produce specific responses in, other members of the same species. menstrual cycle. Menstrual synchrony: exposure to other women"s sweat can modify a woman"s. Most direct effects on sexual arousal and response. Erogenous zones: parts of the body that are especially sensitive to tactile sexual stimulation to strokes and other caresses. Primary erogenous zones: particularly sensitive because they are richly o endowed with nerve endings. E. g. , genitals, inner thighs, perineum, buttocks, anus, breasts, ears, mouth, lips, tongue, neck, navel, armpits. Preferences vary from person to person reflecting possible biological attitudinal, and experiential differences. o experience.