Which of these statements is true regarding the penis?
a. The urethral meatus is located on the ventral side of the penis.
b. The prepuce is the fold of foreskin covering the shaft of the penis.
c. The penis is made up of two cylindrical columns of erectile tissue.
d. The corpus spongiosum expands into a cone of erectile tissue called the glans.
ANS: D
At the distal end of the shaft, the corpus spongiosum expands into a cone of erectile tissue, the glans. The penis is made up of three cylindrical columns of erectile tissue. The skin that covers the glans of the penis is the prepuce. The urethral meatus forms at the tip of the glans.
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