Corpus spongiosum
| Corpus spongiosum penis | |
|---|---|
Cross section of the penis | |
Lower parts of the genital and urinary tracts in the male | |
| Details | |
| Part of | Penis |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | corpus spongiosum penis corpus cavernosum urethrae |
| TA98 | A09.4.01.015 |
| TA2 | 3681 |
| FMA | 19617 |
| 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.
- ^ Heide Schatten; Gheorghe M. Constantinescu (21 March 2008). Comparative Reproductive Biology. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-39025-2.