FRHD 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Clitoral Hood, Mons Pubis, Bulb Of Penis

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

Document Summary

Chapter 3: female and male anatomy and physiology. Only women possess a sex organ- the clitoris- that"s solel(cid:455) de(cid:448)oted to produ(cid:272)i(cid:374)g pleasurable sensations. The external sexual structure of the female is termed the vulva. The vulva consists of the mons veneris, the labia majora and labia minora, the clitoris, and the vaginal opening. Clitoris: a female sex organ consisting of a shaft and a glans, located above the urethral opening. It resembles a button and is situated above the urethral opening: the clitoral glans may be covered by the clitoral hood, but its readily revealed by gently separating the labia minora and retracting the hood. Muscular rings (sphincters) that constrict bodily openings, are also found on both sides. The clitoral crura are wing shaped, leg like structures that attach the clitoris to the pubic bone: contains corpora cavernosa which engorge with blood and stiffen during sexual arousal.