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Corpus cavernosum penis

Corpus cavernosum penis
Transverse section of the penis.
The constituent cavernous cylinders of the penis.
Details
Part ofPenis
ArteryCavernous artery[1]
VeinInternal pudendal veins[1]
Identifiers
Latincorpus cavernosum penis
TA98A09.4.01.014
TA23678
FMA19618
Anatomical terminology

A corpus cavernosum penis (singular) (from Latin, characterised by "cavities/ hollows"[2] of the penis, pl.: corpora cavernosa) is one of a pair of sponge-like regions of erectile tissue, which contain most of the blood in the penis of several animals during an erection.[3][4][5][6]

It is homologous to the corpus cavernosum clitoridis in the female.

  1. ^ a b Panchatsharam, Pranau K.; Durland, Justin; Zito, Patrick M. (1 May 2023). "Physiology, Erection". StatPearls. Treasure Island, Florida: StatPearls Publishing. PMID 30020650. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. ^ Charlton T. Lewis; Charles Short (eds.). "cavernosus". A Latin Dictionary – via Logeion.
  3. ^ Hedlund, P.; Matsumoto, K.; Andersson, K. E. (2005). "Animal models of erectile dysfunction". Current Protocols in Pharmacology. Chapter 5: Unit5.41. doi:10.1002/0471141755.ph0541s29. PMID 21953393.
  4. ^ Werner Lierse (6 December 2012). Applied Anatomy of the Pelvis. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-3-642-71368-2.
  5. ^ Heide Schatten; Gheorghe M. Constantinescu (21 March 2008). Comparative Reproductive Biology. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-39025-2.
  6. ^ Michele Bertolotto (22 December 2007). Color Doppler US of the Penis. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 157–. ISBN 978-3-540-36677-5.

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