MALE ORGANS OF REPRODUCTION 



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EXTERNAL GENITAL ORGAN 



The Penis. The penis consists of three masses of erectile tissue, 

 the two corpora cavernosa penis and the corpus spongiosum or corpus 

 cavernosum urethra, which are firmly united by dense fibrous and areolar 



FIG. 446. TRANSECTION OF A CHILD'S PENIS, JUST BACK OP THE GLANS. 



The two corpora cavernosa (fused in the median line) and the corpus spongiosum, 

 the latter containing the urethra, are well shown. The cutaneous surface is not 

 included. Hematein and eosin. Photo. X 8. 



connective tissue. The outer cutaneous surface is loosely attached over 

 the body of the organ; its structure does not differ materially from 

 that of the skin of other parts. The subcutaneous tissue is remarkable 

 for the extreme looseness of its areolas and the absence of fat. In the 

 glans penis the epithelial covering, which is continuous with the pre- 

 pucial epidermis, is firmly united to the underlying erectile tissue. 

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