PSYC 134 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Corpus Spongiosum Penis, Foreskin, Urethritis
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3: male sexual anatomy and physiology: phalic worship in ancient world, men swore on genitals, testes and testicles derive from cat in word meaning testify , testis --> witness . External sex organs: penis and scrotum, during sexual arousal, the corpora cavernosa and corpus spongiosum become congested with blood, causing penis to stiffen and enlarge. In 2014, cdc heavily endorsed circumcision, naming its benefits: benefits: decreases risk of infections of urinary tract (including hiv and hpv) and prostate cancer, benefits for female partners: decreased chance of hpv, bacterial vaginosis, and trichomoniasis. The testes: male gonads, gonads -- seed (greek, secrete sex hormones and produce mature germ cells (a cell from which a new organism develops) in this case sperm, the sex hormones are androgens, testosterone is most important one. Interstitial cells: cells that lie between seminiferous tubules and secrete testosterone;
