Bulb of the penis

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Bulb of the penis
File:Gray1154.png
The constituent cavernous cylinders of the penis. (Bulb labeled at bottom center.)
Latin	bulbus penis
Gray's	subject #262 1248
System
MeSH	[1]
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Vertical section of bladder, penis, and urethra. (Bulb visible at bottom center.)

Just before each crus of the penis meets its fellow it presents a slight enlargement, named by Kobelt the bulb of the corpus spongiosum penis.

It is homologous to the vestibular bulbs in females.

[edit] Additional images

Gray1142.png Male urethra.

Diagram of the arteries of the penis.

[edit] External links

• Dictionary at eMedicine bulb+of+penis
• Norman/Georgetown perineum
• Human anatomy at Dartmouth figures/chapter_38/38-4.HTM

This box: view • talk • edit Male reproductive system
Scrotum	layers (skin, Dartos, External spermatic fascia, Cremaster, Internal spermatic fascia) • Perineal raphe • Spermatic cord
Testes	layers (Tunica vaginalis, Tunica albuginea) • Appendix • Mediastinum • Lobules • Septa • Leydig cell • Sertoli cell • Blood-testis barrier
Spermatogenesis	Spermatogonium • Spermatocytogenesis • Spermatocyte • Spermatidogenesis • Spermatid • Spermiogenesis • Spermatozoon
seminal tract	Seminiferous tubules (Tubuli seminiferi recti, Rete testis, Efferent ducts) • Epididymis  (Appendix) • Vas deferens • Ejaculatory duct  Seminal colliculus
urinary tract	Internal urethral orifice • Urethra (Prostatic, Intermediate, Spongy) • Urethral crest • Urethral gland • External urethral orifice
Penis	Corpus cavernosum • Corpus spongiosum • Navicular fossa of male urethra • Glans penis • Fundiform ligament • Suspensory ligament • Foreskin • Frenulum
accessory glands	Seminal vesicles  (Excretory duct of seminal gland) • Prostate  (Prostatic utricle, Prostatic sinus) • Bulbourethral glands

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.