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Compressor venae dorsalis penis

Compressor venae dorsalis penis

a variation of the bulbospongiosus muscle in which some fibres pass dorsal to the dorsal vein of the penis; thought at one time to be an important component in the mechanism of erection.

Synonym: houstons muscle.


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