penis- wet dreams

Question 1

function of the penis

Answer 1

deliver sperm to the female reproductive tract (vagina)

Question 2

erectile tissue (structure and “function”)

Answer 2

filled with blood (vascular) during an erection (holes fill)

Question 3

impotence

Answer 3

no erection

Question 4

what is the foreskin

Answer 4

extra fold of skin around the penis

Question 5

circumcision

Answer 5

surgical removal of foreskin

Question 6

reasons for circumcision

Answer 6

hygienic and religious reasons

Question 7

smegna

Answer 7

result of bacterial growth under foreskin, cheesy (dark, damp, hot conditions)

Question 8

what glands are found in the foreskin

Answer 8

oil glands

Question 9

what 3 conditions have to be present to get smegna

Answer 9

dark, damp, hot conditions

Question 10

scrotum

Answer 10

sack which hold the testes

Question 11

location of scrotum

Answer 11

suspended from groin

Question 12

what happens to the scrotum at an early age

Answer 12

2 mos before birth, it falls into abdominal cavity

Question 13

how long into pregnancy does a boys scrotum fall

Answer 13

7 months

Question 14

why does the scrotum fall

Answer 14

because sperm are sensitive to temperature and you dont want them to ‘fry’

Question 15

what effect happens when the scrotum drops (wall)

Answer 15

abdominal wall weakens

Question 16

what can further strain cause (scrotum)

Answer 16

hernia

Question 17

what is it called when both scrotums tear

Answer 17

double hernia

Question 18

what are the male gonads

Answer 18

testes

Question 19

what do the testes produce

Answer 19

sperm and testosterone

Question 20

castration

Answer 20

removal of the testes

Question 21

what affects does castration have

Answer 21

no voice change bc no testosterone

Question 22

what covers the testes

Answer 22

sheath (tight)

Question 23

testes “nickname”

Answer 23

oval organs

Question 24

mumps

Answer 24

virus that attacks testes causing swelling (sterility) produces low or defective sperm

Question 25

nickname for the tubules

Answer 25

sperm factories

Question 26

what gets crushed during mumps

Answer 26

tubules

Question 27

what can be the result of mumps

Answer 27

sterility

Question 28

how many men get testicular cancer

Answer 28

3/100,000

Question 29

what age do men get testicular cancer

Answer 29

15-35 years old

Question 30

what is the male gametes

Answer 30

sperm

Question 31

what makes sperm sensitive

Answer 31

temperature changes

Question 32

what type of muscle is darto muscles

Answer 32

smooth

Question 33

function if the darto muscles

Answer 33

moves testes up and down with temperature changes

Question 34

parts of the sperm

Answer 34

head, nucleus, mitochondria, acrosome, flagellum

Question 35

location of epididymis

Answer 35

on top of testes

Question 36

how long is the epididymis

Answer 36

23 inches long

Question 37

function of epididymis

Answer 37

stores sperm for 6 weeks, spermatogenesis

Question 38

spermatogenisis

Answer 38

maturing of a sperm p, chromosome number from 46-23

Question 39

1 immature sperm makes how many mature sperm

Answer 39

1 immature sperm makes 4 mature sperm

Question 40

what does the epididymis continue as (turn into)

Answer 40

Vas deferens

Question 41

what does the vas deferens turn into

Answer 41

ductus deferans

Question 42

Vas deferens

Answer 42

tubes that transfer sperm

Question 43

vasectomy

Answer 43

cutting the tubes of the male

Question 44

semen

Answer 44

fluid and sperm released by glands

Question 45

what is the PH level of Semen

Answer 45

7.5

Question 46

is semen basic or acidic

Answer 46

basic

Question 47

why is semen so acidic

Answer 47

to counteract acid from female body

Question 48

what do the seminal vesicals make

Answer 48

fructose (monosacharid) packing lunch for sperm

Question 49

how much of semen is fructose

Answer 49

60%

Question 50

how big is the prostate gland

Answer 50

size of a pea

Question 51

what people does prostate cancer affect

Answer 51

males over 50

Question 52

what does the prostate gland release

Answer 52

milky thin alkaline solution

Question 53

can you live without a prostate gland

Answer 53

yes

Question 54

what test can let a male know if they prostate cancer is gonna happen

Answer 54

PSA test

Question 55

what do they look for in the PSA test

Answer 55

protein

Question 56

another name for the cowper gland

Answer 56

bulbourethral

Question 57

job of cowper gland

Answer 57

release mucus> lubrication

Question 58

when is mucus first released in a male

Answer 58

intercourse

Question 59

Ejaculation

Answer 59

release of semen through the urethra

Question 60

another name for wet dreams

Answer 60

nocturnal emissions

Question 61

why do boys have wet dreams

Answer 61

the body is relaxed and extra semen is released