Human penis

Also known as cock, male penis, dick, willy, phallus

In human anatomy, the penis is an external sex organ through which males ejaculate and urinate. Together with the testes and surrounding structures, the penis functions as part of the male reproductive system.

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The penis is an external male sex organ that serves two main functions: it allows men to urinate and to ejaculate during sexual reproduction. It works together with the testes and other structures as part of the male reproductive system.

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Development of the human penis and clitoris.Differentiation; research in biological diversity · 2018Baskin L, Shen J, Sinclair A et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.diff.2018.08.001
Ligamentous structures in human glans penis.Journal of anatomy · 2019Lee SH, Ha TJ, Koh KS et al.DOI: 10.1111/joa.12896
Neurovascular anatomy of the developing human fetal penis and clitoris.Journal of anatomy · 2024Aksel S, Derpinghaus A, Cao M et al.DOI: 10.1111/joa.14029
Development of nerves and vessels in the penis during the human fetal period.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology · 2024Gallo CBM, Costa WS, Favorito LA et al.DOI: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2024.9916
Expression of LHCG receptors in the human penis.The aging male : the official journal of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male · 2020Zirnask H, Pöllanen P, Suutre S et al.DOI: 10.1080/13685538.2018.1514001
[Micropenis].Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie · 2014Bouvattier CDOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2014.03.016
Radiosensitisation of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Penis in Men Who Are Positive for Human Papillomavirus Infection.European urology oncology · 2021Raison N, Minhas SDOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2020.12.005
Macro/microscopic distribution of the dorsal nerve of penis in human glans penis.Journal of anatomy · 2020Lee SH, Koh KS, Song WCDOI: 10.1111/joa.13263

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In human anatomy, the penis (/ˈpiːnɪs/; pl.: penises or penes; from the Latin pēnis, initially 'tail') is an external sex organ (intromittent organ) through which males ejaculate and urinate. Together with the testes and surrounding structures, the penis functions as part of the male reproductive system.

The main parts of the penis are the root, body, the epithelium, including the shaft skin, and the foreskin covering the glans. The body of the penis is made up of three columns of tissue: two corpora cavernosa on the dorsal side and corpus spongiosum between them on the ventral side. The urethra passes through the prostate gland, where it is joined by the ejaculatory ducts, and then passes through the corpus spongiosum. The external opening of the urethra at the tip of the glans is the urinary meatus.