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forms a rounded enlargement, the bulbus glandis; anteriorly it is cylindrieal, 

 smaller, and pointetl at the extremit}'. Just in front of the l)ull)us glandis there is 

 a thick circular layer of glands, forming the annulus glandularis (Schmaltz). 

 The two dorsal veins arise from the bulbus glandis, pass backward on the dorsum 

 penis, and unite at the ischial arch. A small nniscle ( AI. compressor venae dorsalis 

 penis) arises from the tuber ischii on either side; the two converge on the dorsum 

 penis near the bulbus glandis. They compress the dorsal veins, and may also tend 

 to elevate the penis and thus assist in copulation. The other muscles offer no 

 features worthy of special description. 



The prepuce forms a complete sheath arountl the anterior part of the penis. 

 The outer layer is ordinary integument. The inner layer has the character of a 



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Fig. 405. — External Genital Organs of Male Dog, Ventro- 

 lateral View of Preparation. 

 1 , Scrotum; i', tunica vaginalis; 2, epididymis; 3, va.scular 

 part of spermatic cord; 4. vas deferens; 5, prepuce; 6, glans penis; 

 6', corpus cavernosum penis; 7, bulbus glandis; 7', contour of bul- 

 bus in erection; S, ischio-cavernosus muscle; a, acetabulum; 6, ob- 

 turator foramen. (After EUenberger, in Leisering's Atlas.) 



Fig. 406. — Internal Genital Organs op 

 Male Dog. 

 /, Urinary bladder; 2, ureter; 3, vas 

 deferens; 4< prostate; 6, urethral muscle; 6, 

 bulb of urethra; o, abdominal wall; 6, ilium; 

 c, ischium, (.\fter EUenberger, in Leisering's 

 .\tlas.) 



glandular mucous membrane; it is thin and reddish in color. The penile la\'er is 

 glandless. In the fundus of the preputial cavity there are numerous lymph 

 follicles. The protractor muscles arise in the xiphoid region and decussate pos- 

 teriorly around the extremity of the penis. 



The pelvic part of the urethra is relatively long. Its first part is inclosed in 

 the prostate.^ At the ischial arch the urethra has a well-developed bilobed bulb, 

 formed by an enlargement here of the corpus si)ongiosum. It is cov(>red ])y 

 the strong but short bulbo-cavernosus muscle. The other erectile bodies have 

 been described. 



The urethral (Wilson's) muscle is very strong; it encircler the urethra and 

 has a median raphe dorsally. 



^ This is clinically important, since enlargement of the prostate may interfere with mic- 

 turition. 



