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Spongy urethra

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The spongy urethra (cavernous portion of urethra, penile urethra) is the longest part of the male urethra, and is contained in the corpus spongiosum of the penis. [1]

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Bulbourethral gland

A bulbourethral gland, also called a Cowper's gland for English anatomist William Cowper, is one of two small exocrine glands in the reproductive system of many male mammals (of all domesticated animals, they are only absent in the dog).

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Corpus spongiosum penis

The corpus spongiosum is the mass of spongy tissue surrounding the male urethra within the penis.

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Development of the reproductive system

The development of the reproductive system is a part of prenatal development, and concerns the sex organs.

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Flaccid paralysis

Flaccid paralysis is an illness characterized by weakness or paralysis and reduced muscle tone without other obvious cause (e.g., trauma).

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Glans penis

The glans penis is the sensitive bulbous structure at the distal end of the human penis.

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Membranous urethra

The membranous urethra or intermediate part of male urethra is the shortest, least dilatable, and, with the exception of the urinary meatus, the narrowest part of the urethra.

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Navicular fossa of male urethra

The cavernous portion of the urethra is narrow, and of uniform size in the body of the penis, measuring about 6 mm in diameter; it is dilated behind, within the bulb, and again anteriorly within the glans penis, where it forms the fossa navicularis urethrae.

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Penis

A penis (plural penises or penes) is the primary sexual organ that male animals use to inseminate sexually receptive mates (usually females and hermaphrodites) during copulation.

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Pseudostratified columnar epithelium

A pseudostratified epithelium is a type of epithelium that, though comprising only a single layer of cells, has its cell nuclei positioned in a manner suggestive of stratified epithelia.

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Pubic symphysis

The pubic symphysis (or symphysis pubis) a cartilaginous joint that sits between and joins left and right the superior rami of the pubic bones.

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Stratified squamous epithelium

A stratified squamous epithelium consists of squamous (flattened) epithelial cells arranged in layers upon a basal membrane.

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Urethra

In anatomy, the urethra (from Greek οὐρήθρα – ourḗthrā) is a tube that connects the urinary bladder to the urinary meatus for the removal of urine from the body.

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Urethral gland

The urethral or periurethral glands (also Littre glands after Alexis Littré) are glands that branch off the wall of the urethra of male mammals.

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Urinary meatus

The urinary meatus, also known as the external urethral orifice, is the opening or meatus of the urethra.

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Urogenital diaphragm

Older texts have asserted the existence of a urogenital diaphragm, also called the triangular ligament, which was described as a layer of the pelvis that separates the deep perineal sac from the upper pelvis, lying between the inferior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm (perineal membrane) and superior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm.

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Bulbar urethra, Cavernous portion of the urethra, Pars cavernosa, Pars cavernosa urethrae masculinae, Pars spongiosa, Pars spongiosa urethrae masculinae, Penile urethra, Spongy portion of the urethra.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spongy_urethra

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