FRHD 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Spatula, Chemotherapy, Cryptorchidism

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

Document Summary

Chapter 3 female and male anatomy and physiology. Vulva: the external sexual structures of the female. Consists of the mons veneris, the labia majora, and minora. Mons veneris: a mound of fatty tissue that covers the joint of the pubic bones in front of the body, below the abdomen and above the clitoris (also knows as the mons pubis, or simply the mons) At puberty it is covered with pubic hair that is often thick and curly but varies. Cushions a woman"s body during sexual intercourse. Ample supply of nerve endings in the mons. Labia majora: large folds of skin that run downward from the mons along the sides of the vulva. When close together, they hide the labia minora and the urethral and vaginal openings. Outer surfaces of the labia majora, are covered with pubic hair and darker skin than that found on the thighs or labia minora.