Muscle Bulbous-Urethral

Article entitled “Muscle of the bulbous urethral apparatus”

Muscles are found in various parts of the body and perform many functions. One of these muscles is the bulbourethral apparatus. This muscle is located on the inner thigh. It is attached to the bone at one end and to the skin of the penis at the other. The functions of this muscle are associated with erection and maintaining the penis in a state of arousal.

The bulbo-urethral apparatus includes two muscles - a large one (called the circumferential urethral muscle) and a small one (called the bulbus penis). Both muscles perform the functions of raising and holding the penis in a tense state. When this muscle contracts