| Body of penis | |
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| The constituent cavernous cylinders of the penis. | |
| Vertical section of bladder, penis, and urethra. | |
| Latin | corpus penis |
| Gray's | subject #262 1249 |
The body of the penis extends from the root to the ends of the corpora cavernosa penis, and in it these corpora cavernosa are intimately bound to one another.
A shallow groove which marks their junction on the upper surface lodges the deep dorsal vein of the penis, while a deeper and wider groove between them on the under surface contains the corpus cavernosum urethræ.
The body is ensheathed by fascia.
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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