Bulb of penis
Just before each crus of the penis meets its fellow, it presents a slight enlargement, which Georg Ludwig Kobelt named the bulb of the corpus cavernosum penis. The bulb of penis is also known as the urethral bulb.
| Bulb of penis | |
|---|---|
 The constituent cavernous cylinders of the penis. (Bulb labeled at bottom center.) | |
 Vertical section of bladder, penis, and urethra. (Bulb visible at bottom center.) | |
| Details | |
| Artery | artery of bulb of penis |
| Vein | vein of bulb of penis |
| Lymph | superficial inguinal lymph nodes |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | bulbus penis |
| TA98 | A09.4.01.016 |
| TA2 | 3685 |
| FMA | 19614 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The bulb is homologous to the vestibular bulbs in females.
Additional images
Male urethra.
Diagram of the arteries of the penis.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1248 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Perineum at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
- figures/chapter_38/38-4.HTM: Basic Human Anatomy at Dartmouth Medical School
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