Identify and define four external structures of the male sexual anatomy
What will be an ideal response?
Responses should consider:
The penis
- It's the primary male sexual organ.
- It has two jobs: to ejaculate semen and to transport urine from the inside of the body to the outside.
- It consists of the penile shaft, the foreskin (in uncircumcised men), the penile glans, the corona, the frenulum, and the urethral opening.
The scrotum
- It's a pouch of two layers of skin that hangs below and behind the penis.
- Its function is to house and protect the testicles and to help provide them with optimal conditions to produce sperm cells.
- It's divided into two sacs, one for each testicle.
The testicles
- Also called testes.
- The testicles float freely, one in each sac within the scrotum.
- Testicles are glands, referred to as gonads, which produce cells for reproduction.
- The primary function of the testicles is to manufacture sperm cells and secrete the male sex hormone, testosterone.
The anus
- The anus and the area around it contain nerve endings that are sensitive to stimulation and are considered by some men to be part of their sexual anatomy.
- The anal area and the walls of the rectum consist of delicate tissues that can be easily damaged during sexual activity.
- Such damage can create an easy route of transmission for blood-borne sexually-transmitted infections.
- Bacteria that exist normally and harmlessly in the anal area and rectum may cause infections if they are transferred to other parts of the anatomy.
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