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{{WikipediaQuote |URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_cavernosum_penis |title=Corpus cavernosum penis}}
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A '''corpus cavernosum penis''' (singular) (literally "cave-like body" of the penis, plural '''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]].<ref name="Lierse2012">{{REFbook
A '''corpus cavernosum penis''' (singular) (literally "cave-like body" of the [[penis]], plural '''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]].<ref name="Lierse2012">{{REFbook
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The male anatomy has no vestibular bulbs, but instead a corpus spongiosum, a smaller region along the bottom of the penis, which contains the [[urethra]] and forms the [[glans penis]].
The male anatomy has no vestibular bulbs, but instead a corpus spongiosum, a smaller region along the bottom of the [[penis]], which contains the [[urethra]] and forms the [[glans penis]].


==Physiology==
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==Additional images==
==Additional images==
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  Image:Illu penis.jpg|Structure of the penis
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[[Category:Male sexuality]]
[[Category:Male sexuality]]
[[Category:Physiology]]
[[Category:Physiology]]