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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2017 Mar 2;328(3):275–294. doi: 10.1002/jez.b.22732

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Transverse sections through the penis (A) and clitoris (B) of an adult broad-footed mole (Scapanus latimanus). In (A) note that the penis (P) resides within the preputial space (PS) and contains the urethra (U), the corpus cavernosum (CC) surrounded by the tunica albuginea (T), and blood-filled spaces (BV). The os penis is not present at the level of this section. In (B) the U-shaped clitoral lamina partially surrounds the urethra (U). Residing within the space defined by the clitoral lamina is the corpus cavernosum (CC) surrounded by the tunica albuginea (T) and blood filled spaces (BV). Note that clitoral stroma (CS) within the U-shaped clitoral lamina is in continuity ventrally with the surrounding stroma (double-headed arrows). Finally, the substance of the preputial wall contains hair follicles (H) in both (A) and (B). This image was taken from Sinclair et al., 2016b.