In the female, erectile tissue that corresponds to the corpus spongiosum in the male is the:

A) bulb of the vestibule.
B) labia majora.
C) labia minora.
D) clitoris.
E) prepuce.


Answer: A) bulb of the vestibule.
Part of the Vaginal orifice which includes the opening into the vagina and surrounded on either side internally by the bulbs of the vestibule (homologous to the corpora spongiosum)

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