Glans penis
ReproductiveOrgansPelvis
Shown on the male body.
- What it is
- Cone-shaped cap formed by the expanded end of the corpus spongiosum, bordered by the raised corona and bearing the slit-like external urethral meatus.
- Function
- Densely innervated sensory tip of the penis that also directs the urinary stream.
- Size
- About 2 cm long and 3 cm across the corona.
- Clinical note
- Covered by the prepuce (foreskin) unless circumcised; in hypospadias the meatus opens on its underside.