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Yves Clermont, Michael Lalli, Zsuzsanna Bencsath-Makkai
LIGHT-MICROSCOPIC HISTOLOGY ATLAS

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15.42 Human urethra

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Section of a human cavernous urethra.

The epithelium lining this duct is stratified and columnar.

This epithelium shows intra-epithelial mucous glands. The framed area is shown at a higher magnification in Figure 15.43.

Some peri-urethral mucous glands (arrows) are present in the connective tissue surrounding this urethra.

Vascular spaces (*) belonging to the corpus spongiosum (see Figure 15.1) are shown (bottom left).

Stain: H–E
Magnification: ×100

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