PSY354H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Taken Out, Leydig Cell, Arteriole
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Will go into textbook material that was not covered in lecture notes. For women, maturity of egg happens once a month during menstrual cycle. For men, eggs are constantly being produced once puberty occurs. The foreskin can move around the glans (head of the penis) Frenulum has lots of nerve endings (flatten region next to indentation *corona*); involved in arousal. The shaft is the length of the penis. Corpus spongiosum: makes up the shaft and it"s like sponge like structure. Within the gland, there"s a tube (urethra) for the release of urine and sperm. Within the shaft, there"s 3 erectile structures; one is a pair and there"s a 3rd structure. Corpus cavernosum is the pair (on each side of the shaft) and there"s the single spongiosum and within that is the urethral tube. Corpus spongiosum extends into the glands and increases (spreads out) Corpus cavernosum is surrounded by white covering called tunica albuginea.
