THE SEXUAL SELF

INTRODUCTION OF THE SEXUAL SELF

In this topic, we will not talk about the sexual act, but we will talk about the reproductive
system and it’s function and sexual orientation.
2 MAJOR TOPICS

1. Sexual Human Development

2. Sexual orientation
 SEXUAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

• Hormones are chemical substances secreted by endocrine glands

• The gonads (or sexglands) affect development and behavior by secreting estrogens
(Female hormones) and androgens (male hormones)
• Primary sexual characteristics refer to the sexual and reproductive organs themselves; the
vagina, ovaries and uterus in females and the penis testes and scrotumin males.
• Secondary characteristics are move superficial physical features that appear at puberty.
 2. HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

- Is an organ system by which human reproduce and bear live offspring.

MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

1. Testis- It is the source of spermatozoa

2. Prostate Glands- it is a gland that carries out both urine and seminal fluid.
3. Urethra- then leads to the outside of the body through penis
4. Sperm-it is a male gametes , one that necessary for the egg to develop and become a baby
5. Scrotum- it is a sac of skin where two testes are enveloped
6. Penis- it is where the jaculation occurs by sending sperm cells from the testis and secrete
out.
FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

1. Ovary- it is a pain of small, oval organs which produces ova ( ovum; female germ cell)
2. Fallopian tubes- are pair of thin tubes that leads from ovaries to the uterus
3. Uterus (womb)- is a hollow pear-shaped elastic muscular structure where fertilized
ovum (zygote) develops into a baby
4. Vagina- it is a tube leading outside of the body through the opening called the vulva
 PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF SEXUAL
EXCITEMENT

• Erogenous zone
– These are parts of the body that are particularly sensitive to touch and pressure which
contributes to the sexual arousal
PHASES OF SEXUAL RESPONSE

1. Arousal phase – is a subjective sense of sexual pleasure

2.Plateau phase – is a brief period of time before the orgasm
3. Orgasm phase – is an intense, highly pleasurable experience.
4.Resolution – it is the stage where the decrease of arousal happens.