1.1.3 External Genitalia Flashcards
What are the important parts of the female external genitalia?
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What are the covered parts?
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What is the pampiniform plexus?
Plexus of veins that wrap around the tortious testicular artery
Describe the innervation of the Vulva
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What are the covered parts?
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Grade 4 varicocele looks like?
A bag of worms
Describe the characteristics of male sexual function in regards to erection and emission
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What is cut in a vasectomy?
Vas deferens
What are the covered parts?
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What is a vulva?
Female external genitalia
What is the scrotum?
Musculocutaneous sac containing the testicles and epididymises
Describe the innervation of the penis
Afferent (GSA) - carried in paired doral nerve of the penis a branch of the pudendal nerve (S2, 3, 4)
Parasympathetic fibers (GVE) - Travel within the pelvic splanchnic nerves (S2, 3, 4) to deep arteries of the penis (increase blood flow to erectile tissues)
Sympathetic fibers (GVE) - L1 and L2 decrease blood flow to erectile tissue
Motor - GSE - inncervates the bulbospongiosus and ischiocavernosus muscles
What do the testis produce?
Sperm and androgens
What is the Vas?
Connects the epididymis to urethra
What are the covered parts?
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How do the layers of the abdominal wall compare to the layers of the scrotum?
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What are the functions of the epididymis?
Store and mature sperm
Also sperm disposal, absorption of fluid and secretion of components that modify sperm
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What are the characteristics of Testicular Torsion?
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Pudendal nerve arises from?
S2, 3, and 4