Erogenous Zones

- popularized in the 1960s and 1970 to describe areas of the

body that are highly sensitive to stimuli and are often (but not
always) sexually exciting. In this context, "highly sensitive" means
these areas have high number of sensory receptors or nerve
endings that react to stimuli.
 The Skin
- The skin serves as the primary erotic stimulus. Two types of erogenous zones in the skin:
1. Nonspecific type
a. It is similar to any other portion of the usual
haired skin
b. The nerves supplying it are composed of the
usual density of dermal-nerve networks and
hair- follicle networks.
c. The learned and aniticipated pleasurable
sensations when a stimulus is presented in these
regions produce the amplifued sensation.
d. The pleasurable sensation felt from these
regions is simply an exaggerated form of tickle.
e. Examples of this type of skin are the sides and
back of the neck, the axilla(armpit, underarm) and
the sides of the thorax (chest).
2. Specific type
a. It is found in the mucocutaneous
regions of the body or those regions made
both of mucous membrane and of
cutaneous skin.
b.These regions favor acute perception.
c.These specific sites of acute sensation
are the genital regions, including the
prepuce, penis, the female external
genitalia(vulva), the perianal skin, lips, and
nipples.
Prepuce
- retractable fold of skin covering the tip of the penis also known as foreskin. It is also a similar fold of skin
covering the tip of clitoris.

Penis
- is a male erectile organ of copulation by which urine and semen are discharged from the body (Splendro &
Reichel, 2014)

Female external genitalia (vulva)

- The mons pubis
- Clitoris, female sexual organ that is small, sensitive, and located in front of the opening of the vagina.
- Labia majora: are fleshy lips around vagina
- Labia minor: known as the inner labia, inner lip, vaginal lipsor nymphae are two flaps of skinon either side of the
human vaginal opening.
- Vaginal introitus: the opening thay leads to vaginal canal
- Hymen: is a membrane that surrounds or partially covers the external vaginal opening.
Perianal skin
- refers to the area of the body surrounding the annus, and in partucular, the skin, the perianal skin is very
sensitive.

Lips
- are soft, movable, and as the opening for food intake and in the articulation of sound and speech, lips can be
erogenous zone when used in kissing and any other acts of intimacy.

Nipples
- are the raised region of tissue on the surface of the breast.
 SexuAl Response
Refers to the sequence of physical and emotional occurrences when a person is
participating in a sexually stimulating activity, such as intercourse or
masturbation.

In the late 1950s, William Masters and Virginia Johnson pioneered

researchto understand human sexual response, dysfunction, and disorders.
Thess two are widely known for their theory of four-stage model of sexual
response also known as the "human sexual response cycle"
Four phases of the human sexual response cycle:
 Sex And BrAin
Primarily, sex is the process of combining male and female genes to form an
offspring. However, complex systems of behavior have evolved the sexual
process from its primary purpose of reproduction to motivation and rewards
circuit that root sexual behaviors.

Ultimately, the largest sex organ controlling the biological urges, mental
processes, as well as the emotional and physical responses to sex, is the brain.
 Roles of the brain in sexual activity:
1. The brain is responsible for translating the nerve impulses sensed by the
skin into pleasurable sensations.

2. It controls the nerves and muscles used in sexual activities.

3. Sexual thoughts and fantasies are theorized to lie in the cerebral cortex,
the same are used for thinking and reasoning.

4. Emotions and feelings (which are important for sexual behavior) are
believed to originate in the limbic system.

5. The brain releases the hormones considered as the physiological

origin of sexual desire.
 Roles of the hormones in sexual
activity:
1. Oxytocin

2. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

3. Luteinizing hormone (LH)

4. Vasopressin

5. Estrogen and Progesterone