Corpus spongiosum (penis)

Corpus spongiosum penis
Cross section of the penis
Lower parts of the genital and urinary tracts in the male
Details
Part ofPenis
Identifiers
Latincorpus spongiosum penis
corpus cavernosum urethrae
TA98A09.4.01.015
TA23681
FMA19617
Anatomical terminology

The corpus spongiosum is the mass of spongy tissue surrounding the male urethra within the penis.[1] It is also called the corpus cavernosum urethrae in older texts.

  1. ^ Heide Schatten; Gheorghe M. Constantinescu (21 March 2008). Comparative Reproductive Biology. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-39025-2.