Special Microanatomical Features Surrounding the Intracorpora Cavernosa Nerves and their Probable Function During Erection
- 1 July 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 132 (1) , 44-46
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)49455-9
Abstract
The verves of the corpora cavernosa have anatomical characteristics different from other nerves. The intracavernous nerves are located in fibrous tunnels into which numerous fibrous bundles establish attachments. These bundles are part of the fibrous meshwork included in the corpora cavernosa. Apparently, during erection, when the corpora fill with blood and high intracavernous pressure develops, the the aforementioned meshwork of fibrous bundles attached to all fibrous elements of the corpora, including the tunica albuginea and the perineural fibrous tunnels, stretches and prevents compression of the intracavernous nerves.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
- High pressure within corpus cavernosum in man during erection its probable mechanismUrology, 1983
- New observations on microarchitecture of corpora cavernosa in man and possible relationship to mechanism of erectionUrology, 1982
- Penile pressures and muscle activity associated with erection and ejaculation in the dogAmerican Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content, 1976
- Corpus Cavernosum Penis Pressure and External Penile Muscle Activity During Erection in the Goat12Biology of Reproduction, 1972
- BLOOD PRESSURE WITHIN THE CORPUS CAVERNOSUM PENIS OF THE BULLReproduction, 1968