The greatest knowledge a woman can have when it comes to sexuality is to know how her body responds to
the world and the sexual stimulation she may receive. By knowing and understanding your body, you'll be
able to provide and receive the most sensual and sexual satisfaction.
The female sexual organs are both internal and external. The clitoris, mons pubis, inner and outer lips, and
the vaginal opening are external, and together are known as the vulva.
Female Reproductive System
Clitoris
The clitoris is the only organ in the body specially designed to provide a woman with pleasure! It contains
sensitive nerve endings (over 8,000) and becomes erect and filled with blood during stimulation. The clitoris
has no reproductive function.
Mons Pubis
The mons pubis is a rounded pad of tissue that lies on top of the pubic bone and is covered with pubic hair.
Labium Majora
The outer lips on both sides of the vaginal opening and are covered with pubic hair.
Labium Minora
The inner lips are hairless and folded, and lie between the outer lips and run along the edge of the vagina.
Vagina
A passageway about 3 to 4 inches long; begins with the vaginal opening at the bottom, and connects to the
cervix at the top. Also known as the birth
canal.
G-spot
A small area called the Grafenberg Spot, or G-Spot, inside the vagina. It is located about an inch or so inside
the vaginal opening on the upper vaginal wall — toward the bellybutton. The G-Spot is sexually sensitive and
swells slightly during sex play and feels raised or bump.
Urethra
It is about 1 ½ inches long, this leads from the bladder to the exterior, and is the passage through which urine
is eliminated. It is just in front of the
vagina.
Uterus
It looks like an upside-down pear and is about the size of your fist; main function is to hold and feed a
developing fetus; the ; the inner layer of the uterus called endometrium, which is what is discarded during
menstruation.
Cervix
The tiny donut-shaped neck of the uterus that lies at the top of the vagina and is the part a PAP smear is
taken from.
Fallopian Tubes
Fallopian tubes are very narrow; extend from the top sides of the uterus; the path along which eggs travel
from the ovaries.
Ovaries
Ovaries are roughly the size of almonds; sit on each side of the uterus; produce eggs and female sex
hormones, estrogen and progesterone.
Male Reproductive System
Penis
A multipurpose organ responsible for sexual pleasure, reproduction, and the passage of both urine and
semen the end of the penis is called the glans which contains the urethral opening that allows urine and
semen to pass from the body in uncircumcised males the glans is covered by an additional layer of skin called
the foreskin; main part called shaft; the raised ridge that separates the shaft from the glans is called the
corona.
Scrotum
A loose pouch of skin covered with pubic hair that contains the testicles.
Testicles (or testes)
Are referred to as gonads and are reproductive glands; produce sperm and make sex hormones, mainly
testosterone.
Epididymis
A narrow, tightly-coiled tube connecting the rear of each testicle to its vas deferens. During ejaculation,
sperm flow from the lower portion of the epididymis where it functions also as a storage reservoir. Sperm are
formed in the testis but are incomplete--- they lack the ability to swim forward in a forceful manner. During
maturation processes in the epididymis, sperm gain the ability to swim and fertilize an egg.
Vas Deferens
The main duct through which semen is carried from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct. Each tube is about
30 centimeters long. During ejaculation, the wall of the vas deferens thickens and thins itself, thus propelling
the sperm forward.
Prostate Gland
The prostate sits on top of the bladder and secretes a milky fluid that is part of the ejaculate.
Seminal Vesicles
A pair of tiny glands that lie above the prostate which produce about 70% of the seminal fluid, with the
remainder produced by the prostate; seminal fluid combines with sperm.
Glans/ Tip of Penis
The most sensitive area of the penis.
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