
Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function
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Author: Kenneth S. Saladin Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 27.2, Problem 8AYLO
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The root, shaft, and glans of the penis. The prepuce and frenulum distally and the bulb and crura proximally.
Introduction:
The penis is an external reproductive organ of the male. It is used in sexual intercourse and for semen ejaculation. It also serves as the male urogenital organ in excretion of urine.
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