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22 Cards in this Set
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Penis |
Arousal, ejaculation, excretory Shaft, head, foreskin |
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Cricumcision |
Pro: Anti STD Con: idea of consent, accidents happen, less sensitive On the decline |
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Shaft |
Corpora Cavernosa: pair used for erection Corpus Spongiosum lines the urethra |
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Urethral opening |
Opening towards the bottom of the penis because corpora cavernosa are so large |
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Tunica Albuginea |
Touch connective tissue capsule that surrounds the corpora cavernosa, not the corpus spongiosum |
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Balanitis |
bacterial/viral infection of the glans |
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Phimosis |
inability to retract foreskin to expose glans |
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Paraphimosis |
entrapment of retracted foreskin behind glans |
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Peyronie's disease |
curvature of the penis caused by scarring of corpora cavernosa |
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Testes and Testicles |
Want to be 4-7 degrees colder than the body Testes are a set of 1000 tubes called seminiferous tubules |
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Sperm |
64 days to produce |
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Testicular Cancer |
Young man's cancer: 7400/year
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Orchitis |
inflammation of testes, soreness, pain Common in people who had the mumps |
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Epididymitis |
Inflmmation of epididymis Acute scrotal pain: bacteria infections, clamidya |
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Hydrocele |
Collection of fluid around testis, common in new borns, goes away after year |
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Prostate |
Immediately below the bladder, completely surrounds the urethra as it exits the bladder. adds cloudy alkaline fluid to semen. |
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Seminal Vesicles |
70% volume add fructose (energy) semenogelin (protein, coagulates, traps sperm) Ascorbic acid: antioxidant, protexts sperm
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Bulbourethral gland |
Mucus "pre cum" , neutralizes urethra |
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Epididymis |
decreases semen volume by removal of water |
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Prostate gland semen addition |
30% volume Citric Acid: Enzymes: break down coagulation Buffers: keeps pH alkaline Zinc: trigger coagulation |
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Nervous system and Erections |
Flaccid: sympathetic is active, low pressure in corpus Arterioles constict, veins open
Erect: parasympathetic NO relaxes smooth muscle blood flow increases High pressure in corpus
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Siminal Emission |
Testicles pull close to the body, inevitable ejaculation |
