性器官-女性性器官
The Sex Organs - The Female Sex Organs |
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外部性器官 |
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陰蒂
陰蒂末端或陰蒂頭
(clitoris 自希臘語：kleitoris：小高地）位於陰阜的下方，小陰唇匯合、形成陰蒂包皮的交點處。在陰蒂包皮下外表可見到的正是陰蒂頭。陰蒂幹或體是一個主要由勃起組織構成的短柱形體，也就是說由兩個海綿體(自拉丁語：.
corpora cavernosa，海綿體)
組成。海綿體能迅速地充滿血液，由此導致整個器官變硬和擴大尺寸。陰蒂體進一步向內，分成兩隻腳，每一隻腳在陰道的兩側與前庭球相毗鄰，而且所有這些結構在性刺激下都會膨大。環繞尿道海綿體的海綿組織也是這樣。 |
陰蒂及其環繞周圍的勃起組織的內面觀
Interior
view of the clitoris and surrounding erectile
tissue |
陰蒂頭
陰蒂頭部分地由陰蒂包皮所覆蓋。陰蒂包皮內可能蓄積包皮垢，由此刺激陰蒂和產生其他症狀。因為陰蒂頭佈滿了無數的感覺神經末梢，它對觸摸非常的敏感。但是，與陰莖不同的是，興奮的陰蒂頭不是向外突出，而是向內縮回到陰蒂包皮內。陰蒂容易對機械性刺激產生反應，而且在女性的性興奮中其著主導的作用。
一個性愉悅的器官
在非興奮狀態，陰蒂體的平均長度小於1英寸，它的大部分掩藏了起來。但是，在興奮狀態，它的直徑可以膨脹達2倍，因而它其餘的組織也膨大。這個勃起組織的整個系統可以成為陰蒂系統或簡稱為陰蒂。甚至就尺寸來看，這也將更加使它能夠與陰莖相提並論。而且，陰蒂顯然為女性性愉悅的的主要器官，它沒有生殖功能。
一個內部器官
總而言之，與其說陰蒂是外部器官，還不如說它是內部器官。在此將它列在外部性器官行列，只是依據了現今陳腐教科書的傳統而所為也。 |
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The External Sex Organs |
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The Clitoris
The tip or
glans of the clitoris (gr. kleitoris: little elevation)
is located below the Mons Veneris at the point where the minor
lips meet, forming a foreskin or prepuce. Externally visible
under this foreskin is the glans of the clitoris. The body or
shaft of the clitoris is a short cylindrical organ composed
mainly of erectile tissue, i.e., of two spongy bodies (lat.
corpora cavernosa) which can quickly fill with blood
and thus cause the entire organ to stiffen and increase in
size. Following it further inside, the clitoral shaft divides
into two legs, each of which lies next to a bulb on either
side of the vagina, and all of these structures swell under
sexual stimulation. This is also true of spongy tissue
surrounding the urethra. |
The glans
The glans of
the clitoris is partly covered by the clitoral hood or
foreskin. It is possible for genital secretions (smegma) to
accumulate under this foreskin, thus causing irritation and
other problems. The glans is extremely sensitive to the touch
as it is studded with innumerable nerve endings. Unlike the
penis, however, the excited head of clitoris does not protrude
but retracts under its hood. The clitoris is easily excitable
by mechanical stimulation, and it plays an essential role in a
woman's sexual excitement.
A pleasure organ
The average
length of a clitoral shaft in its unexcited state is less than
an inch and most of it is hidden from view. However, in the
state of excitement it may swell to twice its usual diameter,
and the rest of the tissue swells accordingly. This entire
system of erectile tissue might correctly be called clitoral
system or clitoris for short. This would also make the
parallels to the penis much more obvious, even with regard to
size. Furthermore, the clitoris is obviously the principal
female pleasure organ, and it has no reproductive
function.
An internal organ
All in all,
the clitoris is more an internal than an external sex organ.
It is listed here among the external organs only according to
a now obsolete textbook
tradition. | |
