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In human anatomy, the penis ( / ˈpiːnɪs /; pl.: penises or penes; from the Latin pēnis, initially "tail" [ 1]) is an external male sex organ ( intromittent organ) that serves as a passage for excretion of urine and ejaculation of semen. The main parts are the root, body, the epithelium of the penis including the shaft skin, and the foreskin ...
Category. : Human penis. Articles relating to the human penis, an external male sex organ ( intromittent organ) that additionally serves as the urinary duct. The main parts are the root, body, the epithelium of the penis including the shaft skin, and the foreskin covering the glans.
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Erection. Three columns of erectile tissue make up most of the volume of the penis. An erection (clinically: penile erection or penile tumescence) is a physiological phenomenon in which the penis becomes firm, engorged, and enlarged. Penile erection is the result of a complex interaction of psychological, neural, vascular, and endocrine factors ...
Description. Complete Penile Erection Process.ogv. English: Real-time demonstration of the complete erectile process of the human penis. The subject is a 27-year-old healthy circumcised Caucasian male. At the beginning of the video, his penis is flaccid (non-aroused, soft, and fully flexible ). During arousal it becomes engorged with blood and ...
A review published in the 2007 issue of BJU International showed the average erect penis length to be 14–16 cm (5.5–6.3 in) and girth to be 12–13 cm (4.7–5.1 in). The paper compared results of twelve studies conducted on different populations in several countries.
A penis ( / ˈpiːnɪs /; pl.: penises or penes) is a male sex organ that is used to inseminate female or hermaphrodite animals during copulation. [ 1][ 2] Such organs occur in both vertebrates and invertebrates, but not in all male animals. The term penis applies to many intromittent organs, but not to all.
The glans penis as the expansion of the corpus spongiosum. The glans penis is a body of spongy erectile tissue that is moulded on the rounded ends of the two corpora cavernosa penis, [ 9] extending farther on their upper than on their lower surfaces. It is the expanded cap of the corpus spongiosum, [ 10] a sponge-like region that surrounds the ...