HTH 372 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Myotonia, Vasocongestion, Clitoris
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Sexual pioneers: alfred kinsey, what people say they do, opened the door, masters and johnson. Human sexual response phases: resting, most of the time, excitement, myotonia, vasocongestion, plateau, leveling off, orgasm, rapid build-up, sudden release of sexual tension, resolution, refractory period (men, detumescence (loss of erection) Female: clitoris, retreats under hood during plateau, vasocongestion, labia, vasocongestion. Increased blood flow: react differently with parity (before/after children, vagina, transudation (lubrication, tenting, changing position; up and elongate, sperm closer to cervix, uterus, vasocongestion and myotonia, chronic pelvic congestion, heavy pelvis; slow to spread blood flow. Breast changes: size enlarges, nipple erects, areola enlarges. Male: penis, erection, ejaculation, emission, ejaculatory inevitability, expulsion, detumesence, scrotum and testes, myotonia, vasocongestion, prolonged vasocongestion (blue balls) Reed"s erotic stimulus pathway theory: cognitive and psychological. Response: heart rate increase, 60-80 to 170-180, respiration increase, 16 to 48, blood pressure increase, 110/70 to 240/160, return to normal in 2-3 minutes.
