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A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, narrowly defined, is any of those parts of
the body (which are not always bodily organs according to the
strict definition) which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute the reproductive system in an
complex organism; namely:
- Male: penis (including the foreskin), testicles, prostate, seminal vesicles,
epididymis, Cowper's
glands, Prostate
- Female: vulva (notably the clitoris and its covering the clitoral
hood), vagina (notably the cervix),
uterus, fallopian tubes,
ovaries, Skene's glands,
Bartholin's glands.
More generally and popularly, the term sex organ refers to any part of the body involved in erotic pleasure. The larger list
would certainly include the anus for either sex, the breasts (especially the nipples) for females, and possibly the nipples for males.
The Latin term genitalia is used to describe the
sex organs, and in the English language this term and genital area are most often used to describe the
externally visible sex organs or external genitalia: in males the penis
and scrotum, in females the vulva. The other
parts of the sex organs are called the internal genitalia.
A gonad is a sex organ that produces gametes, specifically the testes or ovaries in humans.
Many parts of human sexual anatomy are homologous between the sexes. For
example:
Anatomical terms related to sex
The following is list of anatomical terms related to sex and sexuality:
See also: sex, human
sexuality, sexual behavior, Obstetrics and gynecology, castration, intersex, transgender, intimate parts, secondary sex characteristics, body modification
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