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* '''Proximal ends, the crura, originate at the undersurface of the puboischial rami as separate structures but merge under the pubis to form the body of the penis and remain attached up to the glans''' | * '''Proximal ends, the crura, originate at the undersurface of the puboischial rami as separate structures but merge under the pubis to form the body of the penis and remain attached up to the glans''' | ||
* '''A septum separates the corpora cavernosa but is permeable distally to allow for free communication between their vascular spaces''' | * '''A septum separates the corpora cavernosa but is permeable distally to allow for free communication between their vascular spaces''' | ||
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* '''Each corpus cavernosum is a conglomeration of sinusoids,''' larger in the center and smaller in the periphery. | * '''Each corpus cavernosum is a conglomeration of sinusoids,''' larger in the center and smaller in the periphery. | ||
** '''In the flaccid state, the blood slowly diffuses from the central to the peripheral sinusoids, and the blood gas levels are similar to those of venous blood.''' | ** '''In the flaccid state, the blood slowly diffuses from the central to the peripheral sinusoids, and the blood gas levels are similar to those of venous blood.''' | ||