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corpus spongiosum

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corpus spongiosum
[spon′jē·ō′səm]
one of the cylinders of spongy tissue, with the corpora cavernosa, on the dorsum of the penis, erectile tissue, from bulb to glans. It contains the urethra and erectile tissue within labia minora.


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They travel posterolaterally along the prostate and enter the corpora cavernosa and corpus spongiosum by piercing the urogenital diaphragm about 5 mm lateral to the urethral sphincter.
Erectile dysfunction can have a devastating effect on a relationship. ... by Sinha, Sunil / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
There are, however, three inflatable cylinders of erectile tissue, two corpora cavernosa on the upper surface and the corpus spongiosum running centrally up the underside.
Your Problems: Miriam Stoppard's advice column; THE ADVICE COLUMN YOU ... by Stoppard, Miriam / The Mirror (London, England)
They travel posterolaterally along the prostate and enter the corpora cavernosa and corpus spongiosum by piercing the urogenital diaphragm about 5 mm lateral to the urethral sphincter.
Erectile dysfunction by Sinha, Sunil / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
 
 
 
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