Chapter 3 Outline

A Woman’s Vulva Includes Her Mons, Labia, Vaginal Opening, and Clitoris

• There Is More to the Clitoris than Meets the Eye
• Box 3.1: Society, Values, and the Law: Female Circumcision
• The Appearance of the Vaginal Opening Is Variable

Study questions: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

The Vagina Is the Outermost Portion of the Female Reproductive Tract

• The G-Spot Is a Controversial Erogenous Zone

Study questions: 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20

The Anus Can Also Be a Sex Organ

Study questions: 21

The Uterus Serves a Double Duty

• Box 3.2: Sexual Health: Genital Self-Examination
• Cancer Can Affect the Cervix or the Endometrium
• Other Uterine Conditions Include Fibroids, Endometriosis, Abnormal Bleeding, and Prolapse
• Should Hysterectomy Be So Common?
• Box 3.3: Sex in History: Hysteria

Study questions: 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34

The Oviducts Are the Site of Fertilization

Study questions: 35

The Ovaries Produce Ova and Sex Hormones

Study questions: 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40

The Breasts Have Both Erotic and Reproductive Significance

• Box 3.4: Biology of Sex: Extra Nipples and Breasts
• Breast Cancer Mortality Can Be Reduced
• Many Factors Affect the Risk of Breast Cancer
• Early Detection Is Important
• Box 3.5: Sexual Health: Breast Self-Examination
• Treatment Depends on the Diagnostic Findings and the Woman’s Choice
• Most Women with Breast Cancer Return to an Active Sex Life
• Box 3.6: Personal Points of View: Is There Sex after Mastectomy?

Study questions: 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59