What causes an erection in the male penis?

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What causes an erection in the male penis?
a) Dilation (opening) of the smooth muscles around the veins leaving the penis
and constriction of the smooth muscles around the arteries entering the penis
creates engorgement of spongy tissue in the penis with blood.
O b) Dilation (opening) of the smooth muscles around the arteries entering the
penis and constriction (closing) of the smooth muscles around the veins
leaving the penis creates engorgement of spongy tissue in the penis with
blood.
c) Muscle contractions of the testes
d) Muscle contractions along the urethra
Transcribed Image Text:What causes an erection in the male penis? a) Dilation (opening) of the smooth muscles around the veins leaving the penis and constriction of the smooth muscles around the arteries entering the penis creates engorgement of spongy tissue in the penis with blood. O b) Dilation (opening) of the smooth muscles around the arteries entering the penis and constriction (closing) of the smooth muscles around the veins leaving the penis creates engorgement of spongy tissue in the penis with blood. c) Muscle contractions of the testes d) Muscle contractions along the urethra
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