Male Reproductive Anatomy Flashcards
1
Q
- associated with the bulb of the penis. It contracts to empty the spongy urethra of any residual semen and urine. The anterior fibres also aid in maintaining erection by increasing the pressure in the bulb of the penis.
- surrounds the left and right crura of the penis. It contracts to force blood from the cavernous spaces in the crura into the corpora cavernosa - this helps maintain erection.
A
- Bulbospongiosus (x2)
2. Ischiocavernosus (x2)
2
Q
- Functions of Penis
- Divisions of Penis
- Contents of the Root
- Compositions of Body
A
- Sexual intercourse, Micturition
- Root, Body, Glans
- three erectile tissues (two crura and bulb of the penis), and two muscles (ischiocavernosus (2x) and bulbospongiosus (2x)).
- three cylinders of erectile tissue - two corpora cavernosa, and the corpus spongiosum
3
Q
What are the Male Reproductive Organs?
A
Penis Testes and Epididymis Scrotum Spermatic Cord Pampiniform Plexus Vas Deferens Prostate Gland Bulbourethral Glands Seminal Vesicles