Bulb of penis | |
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The constituent cavernous cylinders of the penis. (Bulb labeled at bottom center.)
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Vertical section of bladder, penis, and urethra. (Bulb visible at bottom center.)
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Details | |
Artery | artery of bulb of penis |
Vein | vein of bulb of penis |
Lymph | superficial inguinal lymph nodes |
Identifiers | |
Latin | bulbus penis |
TA | A09.4.01.016 |
FMA | 19614 |
Anatomical terminology
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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 spongiosum penis.
It is homologous to the vestibular bulbs in females.
Male urethra.
Diagram of the arteries of the penis.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)