Penis Facts
Penis Facts
We’ve grabbed a quick diagram for you guys so you can have an idea of the parts of the penis that are discussed in the product descriptions and throughout this site:
The penis is made up of three different sections of tissue: two corpora cavernosa are adjacent to each other on each side, while one corpus spongiosum is between them on the other. The “head” at the end of the penis is referred to medically as the “glans penis” and it supports a foreskin, a loose fold of skin that adults can retract to expose the glans. NOTE: It is very common in western culture to have the foreskin removed via circumcision. The part of the underside of the penis where the foreskin attaches is referred to as the “frenum“.
The urethra is the very end of the urinary tract and goes along the corpus spongiosum at its opening is referred to as the meatus. This is the passage for both urine and ejaculate. Sperm is produced in the testes and stored in the attached epididymis.
During ejaculation, sperm is launched up the vas deferens, two ducts that pass over and behind the bladder. Fluids are then added by the seminal vesicles and the vas deferens then turns into the ejaculatory ducts, which join the urethra inside the prostate gland.
The prostate and the bulbourethral glands add further secretions and the semen is expelled through the penis.
And there you have it. Penis facts 101!