Male anatomy Flashcards
1
Q
Pathway during ejaculation
A
SEVEN UP: Seminiferous tubules Epididymus Vas deferens Ejaculatory ducts (nothing) Urethra Penis
2
Q
Autonomic innervation:
erection
A
Parasympathetic:
increase NO -> cGMP -> smooth relation -> erection
increase NE -> increase Ca2+ -> smooth constriction -> antierection
“Point and Shoot”
3
Q
Autonomic innervation:
emission
A
Sympathetic nervous system:
hypogastric nerve
“Point and Shoot”
“emission: sperm from testes to urethra only)
4
Q
Autonomic innervation:
ejaculation
A
visceral and somatic nerves (pudendal)
“ejaculation: urethra to penis”