Penis - An Overview
The helicine arteries then fill the corpora cavernosa, compressing the venous outflow from the penis. This process is called the veno-occlusive system and it effects with penile erection.The corpora cavernosa are enveloped by the tunica albuginea, that is a layer of dense fibroelastic connective tissue. The tunica albuginea is made up of an inner (