FRHD 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3-2: Corpus Spongiosum Penis, Prostate Cancer, Foreskin

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2100
• Professor: Robin Milhausen

Document Summary

Testes and testicles derived from the word testify because men used to place their hands on their genitals to swear in courtroom. Only muscle at the base, involved in ejaculation and urination. Enlarge at the tip to become glans (head) Fill with blood and stiffen during arousal. Root = the base of the penis. Glans is the most sensitive, then the corona (separates glans from the body) and frenulum (a thin strip of tissue that connects the underside of the glans to the shaft) Extends and attaches to the pelvic bone by crura (leg-like structures) Prepuce / foreskin = loose skin that moves over the glans. Smegma is a foul-smelling secretion that can accumulate below prepuce and cause it to adhere to the glans. Circumcision = surgical removal of the prepuce. Many do it because of religious reasons. Rate has dropped in canada to about 30%, higher in us. With highest rate in countries that are muslim.