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Lesson 6C (Part 8) Flashcards

1
Q

What does the penis do?

A

It is a copulatory organ that is used to introduce the sperm into the vagina of a female

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2
Q

How many cylindrical masses of erectile tissue is there?

A

3

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3
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What are the 3 cylindrical masses of erectile tissue?

A
  1. 2 corpora cavernosa
    - dorsal when erect
    - anterior when flacid
  2. 1 corpus spongiosum
    - midventral
    - posterior when flacid
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4
Q

What do the erectile tissue encircle?

A

The spongy urethra

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5
Q

How do the erectile tissues expand?

A

Distally

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6
Q

What does the expansion of the erectile tissue form?

A

The glans penis

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7
Q

How is the penis divided?

A

Into root and body

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8
Q

What is the attached portion of the penis?

A

The root

- bulb

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9
Q

What are 2 sections of the root of the penis?

A
  1. Bulb

2. Crura

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10
Q

Where is the bulb of the penis?

A

It is the proximal end of the corpus spongiosum

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11
Q

Where is the bulb of the penis anchored?

A

To the urogenital diaphragm

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12
Q

What is the bulb of the penis enclosed by?

A

By the bulbospongiosum muscle of the perineum

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13
Q

Where is the crura located?

A

At the proximal end of the corpora cavernosa that attach to the ischiopubic rami

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14
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What is the crura covered by?

A

The ischiocavernosus muscle

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15
Q

What is the free portion of the penis?

A

The body

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16
Q

What is the body of the penis composed of?

A

3 cylindrical columns of erectile tissue that is surrounded by connective tissue and skin

17
Q

Glans penis

A

Distal end of the body

18
Q

What does the glans penis have?

A

An opening for the urethra

19
Q

What is another term for prepuce?

A

Foreskin

20
Q

Prepuce

A

The skin that covers the body of the penis and continues over the glans penis

21
Q

What is the name of the connective tissue that surrounds the testes and extends inward to divide the testes into lobules?

A

The tunica albuginea

22
Q

What bundle of structures extend from the testes into the inguinal canal?

A

The spermatic cord

23
Q

What erectile tissue forms the 2 dorsal cylinders in the body of the penis?

A

Corpora cavernosa

24
Q

What portion of the root of the penis is anchored to the urogenital diaphragm?

A

The bulb

- root

25
Q

What side of the penis is ventral?

A

The bottom

- when falcid

26
Q

What side of the penis is dorsal?

A

The top

27
Q

What is the order of theses structures from most anterior to most posterior, seminal vesicles, bladder and rectum?

A

Bladder –> seminal vesicles –> rectum

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