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Functional Anatomy of the Male Sex Organs

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The male genital system consists of both external and internal sexual and reproductive organs, including the penis as well as the testis, epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicle and the prostate. In this chapter, an overview of the gross and microscopic anatomy of the male genitalia is provided.

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  1. Greta and John Hansen Chair in Men’s Health Research, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Anthony J. Bella MD

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  1. Sexual Medicine Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, East 68th Street 353, New York, 10021, New York, USA

    John P. Mulhall

  2. Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, Dept. Radiation Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center, Groene Hilledijk 301, Rotterdam, 3075 EA, Netherlands

    Luca Incrocci

  3. Alvarado Hospital, Alvarado Road 6719, San Diego, 92120, California, USA

    Irwin Goldstein

  4. New England Research Institutes, Galen Street 9, Watertown, 02472, Massachusetts, USA

    Ray Rosen

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Bella, A.J., Shamloul, R. (2011). Functional Anatomy of the Male Sex Organs. In: Mulhall, J., Incrocci, L., Goldstein, I., Rosen, R. (eds) Cancer and Sexual Health. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-916-1_1

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