glans penis in dogs

The conic expansion of the corpus spongiosum that forms the head of the penis. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.

What the glans penis is

The conic expansion of the corpus spongiosum that forms the head of the penis. The atlas records it as a organ at the organ scale in the dog.

Where the glans penis is

It sits within the reproductive system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What the glans penis connects to

The atlas records 14 typed relationships for it, across 7 kinds of connection. part of organ, penis and reproductive organ, and 1 more.

Supply and innervation

Arterial supply: dorsal artery of penis.

Also called

Also recorded as glans, balanus and coronal sulcus. Searching any of those names reaches this page.

Source

Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0001299, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

• Part of: organ, penis, reproductive organ and reproductive system.
• A kind of: anatomical structure.
• Adjacent to: prepuce of penis.
• Develops from: external male genitalia, male organism and male reproductive system.
• contains: base of glans penis, corona of glans penis and male urethral meatus.
• contributes to morphology of: penis.
• Supplied by: dorsal artery of penis.

Questions

Where is the glans penis?

It sits within the reproductive system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What does the glans penis connect to?

Part of: organ, penis, reproductive organ and reproductive system.

Is the glans penis the same in other species?

This page describes the dog. The human record of the same structure sits beside it on /compare, over one shared model rather than two atlases built separately.