HSCI 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Clitoral Hood, Labia Majora, Pubic Symphysis
25 Jun 2017
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Intersex: estimated 25+ different variations (fautso-sterling, her(cid:373)aphrodite is(cid:374)"t a correct or appropriate term, hermaphrodites are very uncommon, normalizing surgeries are typically done at or close to birth, prenatal sexual development. Inside of penis: corpora cavernosa and corpus spongiosum. Inner sheet of involuntary muscle dartos responds to temperature and contracts if the testes are cold. Interstitial cells located between the tubules: sperm production and storage, spermatogenesis: sperm production; occurs in these tubules after the onset of puberty and throughout adulthood, but decreases as men get older. Interstitial cells produce the male hormones (androgens), most importantly testosterone, which they secrete into the bloodstream: epididymis, c-shaped structure covering part of each testis, narrow, tightly coiled tube with a head, a body, and a tail. Socialization: the ways in which society conveys to the individual its norms or expectations for his or her behaviour.
