corpus cavernosum penis
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one of a pair of sponge-like regions of erectile tissue, which contain most of the blood in the penis and clitoris during an erection
Key facts
- Part of
- Penis
- Artery
- Cavernous artery
- Vein
- Internal pudendal veins
- Latin
- corpus cavernosum penis
- Ta98
- A09.4.01.014
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Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Human penis
- Image
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- sexually homologous with
- corpus cavernosum clitoridis
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- Corpus cavernosum penis
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Encyclopedic overview
A corpus cavernosum penis (singular) (from Latin, characterised by "cavities/ hollows" of the penis, pl.: corpora cavernosa) is one of a pair of sponge-like regions of erectile tissue, which contain most of the blood in the penis during an erection in several species of mammals.
It is homologous to the corpus cavernosum clitoridis in the female.
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