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| 3 Types of studies for research on the biological bases of behavior |
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Somatic intervention
Behavioral intervention
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| Manipulating the body may affect behavior |
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| Experience affects the body (and the brain) |
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| Body and behavior measures covary |
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| The male copulatory and urinary organ, used both to urinate and move spermatozoa out of the urethra through ejaculation; it is the major organ of male sexual pleasure and is homologous to the female clitoris |
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| A thick, whitish secretion of the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa from the seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbo-urethral glands |
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| The hardening of the penis caused by blood engorging the erectile tissue |
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| Areas in the penis that fill with blood during erection |
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| Meaning "spongy body," the erectile tissue in the penis that contains the urethra |
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| The flaring, large region at the end of the penis |
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| The ridge of the glans penis |
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| Fold of skin on the underside of the penis |
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| Urethral Meatus (opening) |
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| Opening of the penis through which urine and semen are expelled |
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| Fold of skin that covers the glans penis |
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| The "suspender" muscle that raises and lowers the scrotum to control scrotal temperature |
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| The production of sperm in the testes |
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| The tightly coiled ducts located in the testes where spermatozoa are produced |
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| External pouch of skin that contains the testicles |
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| An immature sperm cell that will develop into a spermatocyte |
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| The intermediate stage in the growth of a spermatozoon |
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| The cells that make up the final intermediate stage in the production of sperm |
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| The tail-like end of a spermatozoon that propels it forward |
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| Interstitial (Leydig) Cells |
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| Cells responsible for the production of testosterone |
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| The cells in the testes that produce testosterone' also referred to as interstitial cells. |
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| A comma-shaped organ that sits atop the testicle and holds sperm during maturation |
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| One or two long tubes that convey the sperm from the testes and in which other fluids are mixed to create semen |
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| The reflex ejection or expulsion of semen from the penis |
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| Base of the vas deferens, where the vas hooks up over the ureter of the bladder |
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| The pair of pouch-like structures lying next to the urinary bladder that secrete a component of semen into the ejaculatory ducts |
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| A tube that transports spermatozoa from the vas deferens to the urethra |
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| A doughnut-shaped gland that wraps around the urethra as it comes out of the bladder, contributing fluid to the semen |
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| Cowper's (bulbourethral) Gland |
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| One of a pair of glands located under the prostate gland on either side of the urethra that secretes a fluid into the urethra |
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| Disorder in males that is an enlargement of the breasts |
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| A condition in which the testes fail to descend into the scrotum |
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| The twisting of the testis on its spermatic cord, which can cause severe pain and swelling |
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| A condition in which erections are long-lasting and often painful |
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| Abnormal calcifications or fibrous tissue buildup in the penis, which may cause painful curvature, often making sexual intercourse impossible |
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| A condition in which the intestines bulge through a hole in the abdominal muscles of the groin |
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| Canal through which the testes descend into the scrotum |
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| A condition in which there is an excessive accumulation of fluid within the tissue surrounding the testicle, which causes a scrotal mass |
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| Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH) |
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| The common enlargement of the prostate that occurs in most men after about age 50 |
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| Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) |
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| Blood test that measure levels of molecules that are overproduced by prostate cancer cells, enabling physicians to identify prostate cancer early |
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| The surgical removal of the prostate |
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| Surgery that uses freezing techniques to destroy part of an organ |
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| involuntary ejaculation during sleep, also referred to wet dreams |
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| blood testosterone concentration decrease. |
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| Testosterone replacement therapy |
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1. increased sexual interest and functioning
2. increased bone density and muscle mass
3. improved mood |
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| steroids that occur naturally in the body |
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| cancer involving skin and soft tissue of the penis |
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