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105 Cards in this Set
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When Humans came to walk upright, sexuality changed how?
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The sight of one's genitals was less emphasized
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What is our best guess about the function pederasty served in ancient Greece?
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It allowed men to display their social and political power
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In ancient Rome, marriage and sexual relations:
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Did not necessarily involve (at least initially) passionate love
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Which below is NOT true regarding the Kama Sutra?
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All of these are part of the Kama Sutratra
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Which of the following is true about sexuality in ancient India?
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All of the above are true
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According to the Christian Bible, Jesus:
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Taught that men should be held to the same standards of adultery, divorce, and remarriage as women
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By the late middle ages, women were
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Elevated to a place of purity and considered almost perfect
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Before marriage during the Middle Ages, who would men enlist to help teach them the secrets of love and the ways of restoring potency?
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An Entremetteuse
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The nineteenth century cure for the hysteria was
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The vibrator
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Who was responsible for the development of Islam?
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Muhammad
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What was the name for the men who had their testicles and/ or penises removed to prevent them from engaging in sexual activity?
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Eunuchs
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During the Victorian Era, women were considered to be:
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Virtuous, refined, delicate, fragile
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What was the name of the religious group who fled England and set up a biblically based society in the New World?
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Puritans
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Budling is
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Placing a wooden board in the middle of a bed to allow an unmarried couple to sleep together without sex.
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What was the purpose of anti-miscegenation laws?
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To make interracial sex illegal
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How did the arrival of the medical model of sexuality at the end of the nineteenth century affect views of sexuality in the united states?
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Physicians advocated for self-restraint and abstention from masturbation
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The Comstock Act of 1873
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Outlawed the mailing of articles on contraception
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What was the result of the Social Hygiene Movement?
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Laws were passed mandating blood tests before marriage
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Sexologists seek to
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Study sexual behavior scientifically
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How did the arrival of the medical model of sexuality at the end of the nineteenth century affect views of sexuality in the united states?
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Physicians advocated for self-restraint and abstention from masturbation
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The Comstock Act of 1873
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Outlawed the mailing of articles on contraception
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What was the result of the Social Hygiene Movement?
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Laws were passed mandating blood tests before marriage
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Sexologists seek to
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Study sexual behavior scientifically
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Which of the following would be considered sexologists?
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Alfred Kinsey and William Masters
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How did Margaret Sanger influence sexuality history?
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She became a prominent advocate for birth control
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How did the Planned Parenthood organization first begin?
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As a birth control clinic in New York
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How did the feminist movement contribute to the development of women's sexuality?
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It advocated for sexual satisfaction for women
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What is important about the Stonewall riot of 1969?
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Gay organizations were founded for the first time following the riot
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In 1973, the American Psychiatric Association
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Removed homosexuality from its list of psychiatric disorders
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"Get what you want NOW!" might be the motto of Freud's
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Id
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Which theory emphasizes the structure of personality on the unconscious nature of sexuality?
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Psychoanalytic
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Which type of theorist would state that the biggest sexual organ is between the ears?
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Cognitive
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"Self-actualization" is an important principle to which kind of theorist?
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Humanistic
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According to the evolutionary theory, we enter a sexual relationship to:
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Pass on our genes
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The impacts of economic conditions, the law, and religion on sexual behaviors are stressed most by which theorists?
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Sociological
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According to sociological theory, ___ is the first factor that influences our values about what is sexually right or wrong
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Family
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Feminist theory argues that:
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The social construction of sexuality is based on power
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The best way to change societal views about sexuality, according to queer theorists is?
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Radically, all at once
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In the late 19th century, most sexuality research was done by
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Medical doctors
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The best way to describe the present-day field of sexuality research would be that it is
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In it's early stages
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Which of those contributed to LESS acceptance of the double standard of sexuality?
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All of the above
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Of the following early sexuality researchers, the one most likely to label homosexual behavior as "Pathological" (as this person did in the book of Psychopathia Sexualis) is:
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Richard Von Krafft-Ebing
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Which of the following researchers believed that homosexuality was genetic, and argued for the repeal of laws that made homosexuality or bisexuality punishable by law?
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Magnus Hirschfeld
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Which of the following is TRUE about Evelyn Hooker's research?
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She found no fundamental psychological differences between gay and straight ment
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The early 20th century sexologist who found that most of the U.S. women surveyed thought sexual intercourse was for pleasure as well as reproduction (although the women often reported guilt about wanting sexual pleasure) was:
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Clelia Mosher
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"Women have sexual appetites just like men do-- and they don't necessarily need men to satisfy those appetites." Who of the following would agree most strongly with this statement?
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Katharine Bement Davis
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Most of the data Kinsey used for his books Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female, he obtained from
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Interviews
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Which of the following was a finding from Masters and Johnson's research?
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Women are capable of multiple orgasms
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I f Grandpa is 65, and he and Grandma are still married, chaces are that he:
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and she are sexually active
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Cross-Cultural research has shown that, in most cultures studied,
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Foreplay precedes sexual intercourse
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Overall, the U.S. approach to sex research is best characterized as:
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"problem-driven" and underfunded.
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Which of the following is not a part of the vulva?
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Ovary
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The function of the mons veneris is primarily:
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To protect the genitals during intercourse
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The Labia Majora
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are two folds of fatty tissue that extend from the mons and meet at the perineum
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What is the name for the small cylyndrical organ containing erectile tissue whose sole function is to bring sexual pleasure?
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Clitoris
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Because of the nature of the clitoris, removal of the organ, practiced in some cultures, serves primarily to:
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Decrease a woman's sexual pleasure
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"introitus" is another name for the ___
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Vaginal Opening
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The___is located in the lower third of the front part of the vagina.
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G-Spot
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If a woman has a hymen that is not intact, we can safely assume that
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none of these are true
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The pair of bean-shaped glands whose ducts empty near the vaginal opening are called ___
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Bartholin's glands
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The incision that may be made during childbirth to avoid tearing the perineum is called:
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an Episiotomy
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During menstruation, the layer of the uterus that is partially shed in response to hormonal fluctuations is the:
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Endometrium
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Which layer of the uterus contracts to expel menstrual fluid and the push the fetus out of the womb during labor?
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Myometrium
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During childbirth, the ___softens and dilates to allow the baby to pass through.
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Cervix
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The primary function of the bimbriae is to:
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Direct the ova from the ovaries to the fallopian tubes
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Normally fertilization occurs in the:
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Fallopian tube
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What are the primary functions of the ovaries?
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To produce ova and secrete hormones
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Although researchers do not know for sure what triggers puberty, current thinking is that it is most related to
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Weight
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A woman who wants to reduce the severity of menstrual cramping without using medication might find all of the following useful, except for:
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Moderate alcohol use
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Of the following women, the one MOST likely to experience secondary amenorrhea is one who:
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Pregnant
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The most probable diagnosis for a woman whose menstrual cycles are normal, except that she experiences higher than normal menstrual flow, is:
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menorrhagia
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The volume of menstrual fluid in a typical menstrual cycle is about:
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2-4 tablespoons
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The number-one cause of gynecological disease in the U.S. is:
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Menstrual Disorders
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A Pap smear is usually taken during a:
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Pelvic exam, and is used to detect cervical cancer
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Across her a lifetime, most U.S. women run the highest risk of developing which kind of cancer
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Breast
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The corpus spongiosum:
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Contains tissue that fills with blood to cause erections
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Which of the following statements about penis size is TRUE?
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All of the above are true
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The foreskin or prrepuce is really a continuation of the skin covering the:
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Penis
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The collected products of sweat and oil glands that can accumulate under the foreskin is called:
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Smegma
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Which statement below regarding male circumcision is TRUE?
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Circumcision is practiced as a religious and/or cultural ritual for many groups of people
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If a physician asked a man with erectile dysfunction if he had nighttime erections, the physician would most likely be trying to determine:
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If the man's erectile dysfunction was physiologically or psychologically caused.
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The process of erection involves
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Erectile tissues filling with blood
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Erection is basically a:
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Spinal Reflex
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Testicles are located outside the body because:
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Sperm need to be cooler to survive
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What muscle contracts and expands in order to keep the testicles at the proper temperature?
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Cremaster Muscle
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What are the two main functions of the testicles
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Sperm and testosterone production
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The term spermatogenesis refers to____.
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The production of sperm
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What happens to sperm that are not ejaculated?
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They are reabsorbed by the body
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What is the name of the tightly coiled ducts located in the testicles where spermatozoa are produced?
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Seminiferous tubules
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The reason that men wake up with erections is because:
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The penis gets erect during REM sleep
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Men's testicles are located in the scrotum instead of in the abdomen because:
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To produce sperm, they need to be a few degrees lower than body temperature.
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The average man produces ___ sperm per day.
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300 million
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What happens to sperm while they sit in the epididymis?
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Mature
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The structures that propel the sperm from the testicles to the urethra are the:
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Vas Deferens
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What structures contribute fluid that makes up the bulk of semen?
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Seminal Vesicles and prostate gland
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What is the function of male breasts?
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There is no known function
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What is gynecomastia?
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Male breast enlargement
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What triggers puberty in a boy's life?
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We don't know
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Despite the fact that they don't ejaculate mature sperm for another year and a half, sperm production in boys begins at what age, on average?
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12
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As men age, their blood testosterone concentrations decrease. This is referred to as:
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Andropause
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In cryptorchidism
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The testes fail to descend into the scrotum
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Testicular torsion___
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Can cause severe pain and swelling and death of the testicle tissue
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The condition characterized by a painful and persistent erection is called:
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Priapism
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If a man experiences a painful curvature of his erect penis, would you most likely diagnose:
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Peyronie's disease
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A rectal exam by a physician is used most often to diagnose___ in men
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Prostate Cancer
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