Lecture 4 Flashcards
What are masters and Johnsons 4 stages of sexual response
Excitement
Plateau
Orgasm
Resolution
What are the two basic physiological processes that occur during masters and johnsons 4 stages?
Vasocongestion (blood engorgement)
Myotonia (muscular tension)
Erection is male phase 1. The blood rushes into…..
Cavernous bodies
Spongy body
What is the main vein that drains the blood from the penis and brings it back to the brain
Dorsal vein
(1)What controls the diameters of the blood vessels/arteries of penis
Smooth muscles
(1) Which state must you be in to have an erection?
Parasympathetic (so that your smooth muscles dilate)
Which hormone is responsible for sexual desire in both men and women ?
Testosterone
Viagra inhibits
PDE5 inhibitors … helps maintain the blood engorgement
In the excitement phase, what happens to the testes and scrotum
Testes elevate towards perenium
Skin of scrotum tenses, thickens and elevates
What are the 2 highways to an erection
Touch receptor
Conscious control
What are other situations that produce erections
Morning wood Sports General anesthetic Asphyxiation Pre-pubescent boys
During plateau stage for men, engorgement is becoming more accentuated. What happens to the glans, cowpers glands and scrotum
Penile glans colour depens
Cowper glans secrete “pre cum”
Scrotum thickens
What are the 2 steps to ejaculation
Orgasm phase
Emission phase
Expulsion phase
In emission phase, you want internal sphincter of prostate to close. Why?
Accumulation of secretion into ejaculatory duct
70% comes from seminal vesicles whereas 30% comes from prostate
What happens if there’s damage to internal sphincter of the prostate?
Retrograde ejaculation
When during emission phase are you at the point of no return?
When external sphincter closes
What happens during expulsion phase, also known as true orgasm phase
External sphincters open and close and base of penis contracts
What happens during resolution phase
All blood brough back to heart
What is the refractory period?
Men cannot get another erection. Depends on age
What happens during excitement phase for females
Vasocongestion of clitoris and outer labia and inner labia
Uterus starts to elevate up and away from vagina
Lubrication
What is the female equivalent to erection
Lubrication
What happens during plateau phase for females
Inner 2 thirds of vagina expands and lengthens
Clitoris disappears
Entrance of vagina becomes narrower thanks to orgasmic platform