Body of penis

{{Short description|Part of the penis located outside of the pelvic cavity}}

{{Infobox anatomy

| Name = Body of the penis

| Latin = corpus penis

| Image = File:Penile diagram.jpg

| Caption = Diagram of penis. Body (labeled as shaft) at the top.

| Image2 = Gray1154.png

| Caption2 = The constituent cavernous cylinders of the penis.

| Precursor = Genital tubercle

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| Part_of = Penis

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The body or shaft of the penis is the free portion of the human penis that is located outside of the pelvic cavity.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-14 |title=Penis anatomy: Functions and common conditions |url=https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/penis-anatomy |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=www.medicalnewstoday.com |language=en}} It is the continuation of the internal root, which is embedded in the pelvis and extends to the glans.{{Cite web |title=The Penis - Structure - Muscles - Innervation - TeachMeAnatomy |url=https://teachmeanatomy.info/pelvis/the-male-reproductive-system/penis/ |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=teachmeanatomy.info}} It is made up of the two corpora cavernosa and the corpus spongiosum on the underside. The corpora cavernosa are intimately bound to one another with a dorsally fenestrated septum, which becomes a complete one before the penile crura. The body of the penis is homologous to the female clitoral body.{{cite book|last=Rodgers|first=Joann|title =Sex: A Natural History | publisher = Henry Holt and Company |year = 2003|page=92|access-date = September 29, 2023 |isbn= 978-0-80507-281-5 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=eJutAwmKCPEC&dq=%E2%80%9Cclitoral+shaft%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%9Cpenile+shaft%E2%80%9D&pg=PA92}}{{cite book|last1=Gormley-Fleming|first1=Elizabeth|last2=Peate|first2=Ian|title = Fundamentals of Children and Young People's Anatomy and Physiology: A Textbook for Nursing and Healthcare Students | publisher = Wiley |year = 2021|page=307|access-date = September 29, 2023 |isbn= 978-1-11961-924-6 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=7cYrEAAAQBAJ&dq=%E2%80%9Ccorpus%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%9Cclitoris%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%9Cshaft%E2%80%9D&pg=PA307}}{{cite book|last1=Greenberg|first1=Jerrold S.|last2=Bruess|first2=Clint E.|last3=Oswalt|first3=Sara B.|title = Exploring the Dimensions of Human Sexuality | publisher = Jones & Bartlett Learning|year = 2014|page=259|access-date = September 29, 2023 |isbn= 978-1-44964-851-0 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=hm3aTuANFroC&dq=%E2%80%9Cgenital+tubercle%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%9Cclitoral+shaft%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%9Cpenile+shaft%E2%80%9D&pg=PA259}}