Connective tissue and skin
- Penile connective tissue, the glans, and retractable skin support and cover the erectile tissues.
- The tunica albuginea is a thick fibrous connective tissue sheath surrounding the paired corpora cavernosa and corpus spongiosum.
- Its dense collagen bundles permit extension of the penis during erection.
- The glans penis is the dilated distal end of the corpus spongiosum.
- It contains dense connective tissue and longitudinal muscle fibers.
- It is covered by retractable skin called the prepuce, which is lined by stratified squamous lightly keratinized epithelium.
- Glands of Littre are mucus-secreting glands present throughout the penile urethra.
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