male anatomy

Question 1

foreskin

Answer 1

covering of skin over the glans

Question 2

glans (head)

Answer 2

head of the penis, lots of nerve endings

Question 3

shaft

Answer 3

length between glans and body

Question 4

root

Answer 4

extends into pelvic cavity

Question 5

corona

Answer 5

border at the base of the glans

Question 6

frenulum

Answer 6

where the foreskin intersects with the head (glans)

Question 7

cavernous bodies (corpora cavernosa)

Answer 7

engorge with blood during arousal

Question 8

corpus spongiosum (spongy body)

Answer 8

cylinder extending from base to form glans

Question 9

how many cylinders in a penis ?

Answer 9

3

Question 10

scrotum

Answer 10

pouch of skin that encloses the testes

Question 11

testes

Answer 11

produce sperm and sex hormones

Question 12

seminiferous tubules

Answer 12

where sperm are produced

Question 13

seminal vesicles

Answer 13

small glands adjacent to terminals of vas deferens

Question 14

prostate gland

Answer 14

gland located at the base of the bladder

Question 15

cowpers gland

Answer 15

pea sized glands located along the urethra base

Question 16

what nervous system coordinates an erection ?

Answer 16

autonomic nervous system

Question 17

psychogenic factors

Answer 17

thoughts

Question 18

physiogenic factors

Answer 18

physical stimulation

Question 19

prostatitis

Answer 19

enlarged or inflamed prostate

Question 20

benign prostatic hyperplasia

Answer 20

increased prostate gland size

Question 21

prostate cancer

Answer 21

second leading cause of cancer death