NCM109 – MATERNAL STUDS HANDOUT CONTINUATION 1  UTERINE LIGAMENTS

Human Sexuality – Broad and Round

 Human Sexuality-behavior of being a boy or a girl, female/male Ligaments – provide
 An entity subject to a lifelong dynamic change upper support for the
 Developed at the time of birth uterus.
 Involves emotions, attitudes, sexual self eroticism – Cardinal, Pubocervical,
Related concepts: and Uterosacral
 Sex- biologic male or female Ligaments – suspensory
 Gender identity-sense of femininity or and provide middle
musculinity support.
 Developed between 2-4 years of age – Pelvic Muscular Floor
 Role identity- attitudes, behavior and attributes that differentiate role Ligaments – provide
EXTERNAL ORGANS lower support.
 MONS PUBIS – mound of fatty tissue over the symphysis pubis that cushion and  FALLOPIAN TUBES – extend
protects the bone. from the upper outer angles of the
 LABIA MAJORA – longitudinal folds of pigmental skin extending from the mons uterus and end near the ovary.
pubis to the perineum. Passageway for the ovum to travel
 LABIA MINORA – soft longitudinal skin folds between the labia majora. to the uterus.
 CLITORIS – erectile tissue located at the upper end of the labia minora.  OVARIES – female sex glands
 URETHRAL MEATUS – small opening of the urethra. Located between the clitoris located on each side of the uterus.
and the vaginal orifice. Stage 3: 12-13 y/o
 SKENE OR PARAURETHRAL GLANDS – small mucus-secreting glands that  hair becomes
lubricate the vagina darker that develop along the pubic symphysis
 VESTIBULE – almond-shaped area between the labia minora containing the vaginal Stage 4: 13-14 y/o
introitus, hymen, and Bartholin glands.  hair assumes the normal appearance of an adult but not
 VAGINAL INTROITUS – external opening of the vagina. so thicked
 HYMEN – membranous tissue ringing the vaginal introitus.  doesn’t appear in the inner aspect of the upper
 BARTHOLIN OR VULVOVAGINAL GLANDS – mucus-secreting glands located thigh
on either side of the vaginal orifice. Stage 5: Sexual maturity, hair assumes the normal
 PERINEUM – area of tissue between the anus and vagina. appearance of an adult
 appears on the inner aspect of the upper thigh

Pubic hair development: Tanner’s stages PELVIS AND BREASTS

Stage 1: Pre adolescent  TYPES OF PELVES:
 No pubic hair except for fine body hair – GYNECOID – typical female pelvis with a ROUNDED INLET.
– ANDROID – normal male pelvis with a HEART-SHAPED INLET.
Stage 2: – ANTHROPOID – an “APELIKE” pelvis with an OVAL INLET.
11-12 y/o – PLATYPELLOID – is a flat, female-type pelvis with a TRANSVERSE
sparse, long slightly pigmented and OVAL INLET.
curly hair that develop along the labia
INTERNAL ORGANS  BREASTS:
 VAGINA – female organ of – Are specialized sebaceous glands that produce milk after childbirth.
copulation and also serves as the – Internal breast structures include glandular tissue, lactiferous ducts or
birth canal. Lies between the sinuses, Cooper ligaments and adipose and fibrous tissues.
rectum and the urethra and bladder. – External structures include the nipple, areola and Montgomery tubercles.
 UTERUS – hollow, muscular
organ with three muscle layers
(perimetrium, myometrium and
endometrium). Located between
the bladder and rectum. Consists of
the fundus, body(corpus) and
cervix.