PSYC 333 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Imperforate Hymen, Pubic Symphysis, Pubic Hair
31 May 2015
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Would guard a sultan"s wives, while not being able to inseminate them. Some are asexual monks, others were lascivious lovers. Social condoning ended in the early 20th century with the collapse of the chinese and. Mons veneris (mound of venus) / mons pubis. Pubic hair at puberty with variation in colour, texture, thickness. Despite these functions, women have been removing hair since ancient times. It was removed in the middle ages to avoid pubic lice. Today, women > men and young > old. It is removed to increase feelings of attractiveness/cleanliness, increase sensitivity and to make it easier to locate anatomical areas. Same number of nerve endings as the glans of the penis. Externally located components are glans and shaft. The glans and shaft are covered by prepuce (clitoral hood) The short shaft cannot be seen and consists of corpora cavernosa. Clitoris has two internally located roots called crura.
