PSY354H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3-4: Pubic Hair, Secondary Sex Characteristic, Clitoral Hood
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A woman"s vulva includes her mons, labia, vaginal opening and clitoris. Mons veneris: the front most component of the vulva; a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic symphysis; acts as cushion during sex: mons means mountain, veneris means venus. Pubic hair: appears on portions of external genitalia of both sexes at puberty; secondary sexual characteristic: some advantages: apocrine glands) Helps vaporize odors (these odors may act as pheromones secreted by. Also may be a visual trigger for sexual arousal in the partner since it"s the first visual portion of vulva for potential mates could serve as a marker of sexual maturation; ability to have offspring: some disadvantages. A high amount of young females remove some or all their hair which reduces. Significant decrease in pubic lice but other sti measures remain high. Pubic symphysis: the junction of left and right pubic bones: pubis stands for bone and symphysis stands for junction.
