Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology Plus Mastering A&P with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition) (New A&P Titles by Ric Martini and Judi Nath)
Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology Plus Mastering A&P with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition) (New A&P Titles by Ric Martini and Judi Nath)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134394954
Author: Frederic H. Martini, Judi L. Nath, Edwin F. Bartholomew
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 28, Problem 19CP
Summary Introduction

To determine:

The changes that occur in females during sexual arousal as the result of increased parasympathetic stimulation.

Introduction:

Sexual intercourse also known as coitus is principally the introduction of semen by penis into vagina for reproduction and it may cause pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

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Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology Plus Mastering A&P with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition) (New A&P Titles by Ric Martini and Judi Nath)