A male client, having difficulty voiding, tells the nurse that he thinks something is wrong with his penis. The nurse reviews the structures of the penis with the client and explains that the structure that surrounds the urethra is the:
1. corpus cavernosa.
2. corpus spongiosum.
3. glans penis.
4. prepuce.
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The corpus spongiosum surrounds the urethra. The corpus cavernosa lies near the top of the penis. The glans penis is the erectile tip of the penis, and the prepuce is the foreskin.
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