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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 41, Problem 8SQ
A male attains an erection when ___ .
- a. muscles running the length of the penis contract
- b. Leydig cells release a surge of testosterone
- c. the posterior pituitary releases oxytocin
- d. spongy tissue inside the penis fins with blood.
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