Chapter 112 - Part A: Pressure Creates Function: Why the Penis Is a Vascular Machine

About this episode

This episode discusses the functional anatomy of the penis as a hydraulic machine and the importance of pressure in its operation.

In this BoardsCast episode, we begin Tobias Chapter 112 — Penis and Prepuce by deleting the “anatomy object” model. The penis looks like anatomy. Functionally, it’s plumbing: Blood in → blood trapped → pressure created → function happens. And the second that pressure can’t be generated or maintained, the entire system fails. We break down the canine penis as a hydraulic machine built from three key components: Erectile spaces (corpora cavernosa + corpus spongiosum) that expand with blood&nbsp...

Topics covered

• anatomy
• vascular function
• hydraulic machine
• canine penis
• erectile spaces

Keywords

• penis
• vascular machine
• blood flow
• pressure
• anatomy
• erectile function
• canine anatomy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Tobias Chapter 112, Penis and Prepuce

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