Health Sciences 3300A/B Final: Final Exam - Reproduction/Embryology - UWO 2018
11 Apr 2018
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Male reproductive system penis, urethra, accessory organs: Overview: secrete things into the penis, seminal vesicle, ejaculatory duct, prostate gland. Loose fitting skin: encloses spongy urethra, 3 columns of erectile tissue, 3 structural regions, root attachment of penis to body, body, glans in relaxed state, it is usually covered in skin (uncircumsized) 2: superficial dorsal v, quickly drains blood from the erectile tissue, connective tissue layers, superficial (dartos) fascia, sits loosely on areolar tissue, helps skin move around, can accommodate for changing size/volume of penis, areolar tissue. Blood supply elongated: common iliac artery comes off the aorta, the internal iliac artery supplies the urogenital region (penis, scrotum, prostate, ovaries, etc. ) Internal pudendal artery: goes around and under some musculature on the pelvic floor, very long artery, gives us the dorsal and cavernous arteries that supply the penis. Has nothing to do with innervating the nerves.
