Identify:

Macroscopic

• Skin and fascia of the penis

• Corpus cavernosum penis

• Corpus spongiosum

• Urethra

Microscopic

• Skin and fascia of the penis

• Tunica albuginea

• Erectile tissue

• Urethra

• Urethral glands

Draw and annotate:

A line drawing of the penis.

1. What other type of tissue, except support tissue, is found in the fascia?
2. What type of support tissue is the tunica albuginea?
3. What is the general architecture of the erectile tissue, and what are the components of this tissue?
4. What characteristics would you use to identify the blood spaces (blood sinuses or cavernae)?
5. What type of epithelium lines the urethra?
6. Where are the urethral glands found?

• Fig 83-001
• Fig 83-002