Chapter 2 Flashcards
Anatomy in the Dark ages beliefs?
Men and women have the same sexual body
Men generals have been pushed out and in women they have been retained inside
Uterus= scrotum
Cervix= penis
Penis
The primary male anatomical sexual structure
Penile glans
The end or tip of the penis
Responsible for male organs and ejaculation
Corona
The raised edge at the base of the penile glans
Frenulum
The band of tissue connecting the underside of the penile glans with the shaft of the penis
Penile shaft
The areas of the penis between the glans and the abdomen
Erection
Rigidity of the penis or clitoris resulting from an inflow of blood during sexual arousal
Corpora cavernosa
Two parallel chambers that run the length of the penis and become engorge with blood during erection
Corpus spongiosum
A middle chamber running the length of the penis into the glans that engorges with blood during erection
Urethra
The tube extending from the bladder to the urethra opening, which carries urbane out of the body in both women and men
As well as semen in men
Epididymus
Houses all mature sperm
Kicked in the balls location
Scrotum
The sac of thin skin and muscle containing the testicles in the male
Extends for temp regulation
Testicles
Oval structures in which sperm cells and testosterone are produced in the male
Gonads
Organs that produce cells (ova or sperm) for reproduction
Seminiferous tubules
Tightly wound microscopic tubes that compromise the testicles in the male,where sperm cells are generated
Vas deferens
Tube for the transport of mature sperm cells during ejaculation
Anus
End of the digestive tract and outlet for bodily excretions
Not a sexual organ but can be a sexually stimulating are for some people
Seminal vesicle
A structure that produces fluid that becomes part of the semen that is expelled during ejaculation
Ejaculatory duct
A continuation of the tube that carries semen into the urethra for ejaculation
Prostate gland
A gland in males surrounding the urethra that produces the largest proportion of seminal fluid
Urethral bulb
The prostatic section of the urethra that expands with collected semen just prior to expulsion, creating the sensation of ejaculatory inevitably
Cowper’s glands
Small glands near the penile urethra that produce slippery, mucus like substance during male sexual arousal
Produces pre-ejaculate
