The penis contains two sets of erectile tissue in the shaft, each called a corpus cavernosum. During erection blood flows into these faster than it leaves and so the penis swells in size. Plural = Corpa cavernosa
Body of tissue inside the penis containing thousands of expandable saclike structures known as sinuses. When the sinuses fill up with blood, an erection results.
the spongy tissues of the penis that, when engorged with blood, cause the penis to become erect
(Corpus caverNOsum) Spongy erectile tissue of the penis
two parallel columns of spongy tissue in the penis involved in erections.
Smooth muscle in the penis in the shape of two parallel cylindrical chambers. These fill with blood druing an erection.
The two erectile bodies inside the penis; they are spongy tissue made up of smooth muscle and blood vessels.
A type of spongy tissue in the penis. The tissue becomes filled with blood during sexual excitement.
tube-like structure in the penis, involved in erections.
a part of a man's penis which fills with blood when he is sexually excited, giving the organ the stiffness required for intercourse.