Horny. Horny. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Horny may refer to: Songs[edit] People with this name (or similar names)[edit] Štefan Horný, Slovak football managerKaren Horney, an early 20th-century German psychoanalystJeff Hornacek, retired basketball player See also[edit] All pages with titles containing "Horny"Do You Like Horny Bunnies?
Sexual arousal. Sexual arousal has several stages and may not lead to any actual sexual activity, beyond a mental arousal and the physiological changes that accompany it. Given sufficient sexual stimulation, sexual arousal in humans reaches its climax during an orgasm. It may also be pursued for its own sake, even in the absence of an orgasm. Terminology[edit] There are several informalities, terms and phrases to describe sexual arousal including horny,[1] turned on, randy, steamy, and lustful.[2] Things that precipitate human sexual arousal are called erotic stimuli, colloquially known as turn-ons. Erotic stimuli[edit] Stimuli can be classified according to the sense involved: somatosensory (touch), visual, and olfactory (scent). Erotic stimuli may originate from a source unrelated to the object of subsequent sexual interest.
There is a common belief that women need more time to achieve arousal. Sexual arousal disorders[edit] Physiological response[edit] Female physiological response[edit] Female[edit] Arousal. Arousal is a physiological and psychological state of being awake or reactive to stimuli. It involves the activation of the reticular activating system in the brain stem, the autonomic nervous system and the endocrine system, leading to increased heart rate and blood pressure and a condition of sensory alertness, mobility and readiness to respond.
There are many different neural systems involved in what is collectively known as the arousal system. Four major systems originating in the brainstem, with connections extending throughout the cortex, are based on the brain's neurotransmitters, acetylcholine, norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin. When these systems are in action, the receiving neural areas become sensitive and responsive to incoming signals. Importance[edit] Arousal is important in regulating consciousness, attention, and information processing. In positive psychology, arousal is described as a response to a difficult challenge for which the subject has moderate skills.[1] Sexual desire. Sexual desire is a motivational state and an interest in “sexual objects or activities, or as a wish, need, or drive to seek out sexual objects or to engage in sexual activities”.[1] Synonyms for sexual desire are libido, sexual attraction, and lust.[2] Sexual desire is an aspect of a person's sexuality, which varies significantly from one person to another, and also varies depending on circumstances at a particular time.
Sexual desire may be the “single most common sexual event in the lives of men and women”.[1] Sexual desire is a subjective feeling state that can “be triggered by both internal and external cues, and that may or may not result in overt sexual behavior”.[3] Sexual desire can be aroused through imagination and sexual fantasies, or perceiving an individual that one finds attractive.[4] Sexual desire is also created and amplified through sexual tension, which is caused by sexual desire that has yet to be consummated. Theoretical perspectives[edit] Sex differences[edit] Sex organ. Flowers are the sex organs of flowering plants. A sex organ or primary sexual characteristic, as narrowly defined, is any anatomical part of the body involved in sexual reproduction and constituting the reproductive system in a complex organism, especially the external sex organs; the external sex organs are also commonly referred to as the genitalia or genitals.[1][2] Terminology[edit] The Latin term genitalia, sometimes anglicized as genital area, is used to describe the externally visible sex organs, known as primary genitalia or external genitalia: in males, the penis and scrotum; and in females, the clitoris and vulva.
The other, hidden sex organs are referred to as the secondary genitalia or internal genitalia. The most important of these are the gonads, a pair of sex organs, specifically the testes in the male or the ovaries in the female. Gonads are the true sex organs, generating reproductive gametes containing inheritable DNA. Mammals[edit] External and internal organs[edit] Human sexual activity. This article is about sexual practices and related social aspects. For broader aspects of sexual behaviour, see Human sexuality. "Sexual activity" and "sexual behavior" redirect here. For sexual activity among other animals, see Animal sexual behaviour. Human sexual activity has sociological, cognitive, emotional, behavioral and biological aspects; this includes personal bonding, shared emotions during sexual activity, and physiological processes such as the reproductive system, the sex drive and sexual intercourse and sexual behavior in all its forms. In some cultures, sexual activity is considered acceptable only within marriage, although premarital and extramarital sex are also common.
Types[edit] Sexual activity can be consensual or take place under force or duress, or lawful/illegal or otherwise contrary to social norms or generally accepted sexual morals. Stages of physiological arousal during sexual stimulation[edit] Motivations[edit] Frequency[edit] Adolescents[edit] Other risks[edit]