Reproductive system Flashcards
Scrotum
-sac of skin and superficial fascia
-main job is to move the testicles to maintain the temperature
Scrotum components
dartos muscle and cremaster muscles
dartos muscle
wrinkles the scrotal skin
cremaster muscle
moves the testicles
Pampiniform venous plexus
testicular veins arise from here
Sperm conveyed from
seminiferous tubules
straight tubule
rete testes
efferent ductules
epididymis
ductus deferens
ejaculatory duct
prostatic urethra
membranous urethra
spongy urethra
_________ causes erection while _________ causes ejaculation
parasympathetic, sympathetic
cryptorchidism
testicles do not descend, will usually cause cancer
labia majora in females is analogous to the _______ in males
scrotum
corpora cavernosa
erectile tissue
Place where sperm goes to become mobile
epididymis
Relaxin
makes ligaments relax to allow for the widening of the pelvis during childbirth
Pudendal
S2,S3,S4 keep the penis off the floor