The Sex Organs - Definition

What do we mean by sex organs?

The expression "sex organs" has a double meaning:

1. The organs that determine a person's physical sex. They account for the greatest anatomical difference between the sexes. For this reason the sex organs are also called primary sexual characteristics.

2. The term also suggests that they are involved in a person's sexual response. Indeed, some people are under the false impression that the "sex organs" are the only organs so involved. However, the human sexual response is not restricted to a few particular organs but is a response of the whole body. Thus the mouth and the skin, for example, are also "sex" organs because they transmit and receive sexual stimulation.