. Quain's elements of anatomy . STRUCTURE OF CORPORA CAYERXOSA. 673. resemble somewhat the teeth of a comb, and hence the partition hasreceiyed the name of sci^tum iiecUniforme. The external fibrous investment of the cavernous structure is whiteand dense, from o-Vth to y^-^b of an inch thick, and very strong and Fig. 684.—Tkansyerse section of the penis in theDISTENDED STATE (altered from Henle). The enter outline indicates the integument sur-rounding the deeper parts ; the erectile tissues of the cor-pora cavernosa and the septum pectiniforme are shownin section ; %i, placed on the section of
. Quain's elements of anatomy . STRUCTURE OF CORPORA CAYERXOSA. 673. resemble somewhat the teeth of a comb, and hence the partition hasreceiyed the name of sci^tum iiecUniforme. The external fibrous investment of the cavernous structure is whiteand dense, from o-Vth to y^-^b of an inch thick, and very strong and Fig. 684.—Tkansyerse section of the penis in theDISTENDED STATE (altered from Henle). The enter outline indicates the integument sur-rounding the deeper parts ; the erectile tissues of the cor-pora cavernosa and the septum pectiniforme are shownin section ; %i, placed on the section of the spongy bod},below the urethra ; x\ the single dorsal vein ; a, thedorsal artery, and «, the nerve of one side. elastic. It is composed for the most part of longitudinal bundles of shining wliite fibres, with numerous well-developed elastic fibres, enclosing the two corpora cavernosa in a common covering; and internal to tliis, each corpus cavernosum is surrounded by a hiyer of circular fibres, which enter into the formation of the septum. From the interior
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