It is about 15 cm long, and extends from the termination of the membranous portion to the external urethral orifice.

Commencing below the inferior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm it passes forward and upward to the front of the pubic symphysis; and then, in the flaccid condition of the penis, it bends downward and forward.

The spongy urethra runs along the length of the penis on its ventral (underneath) surface.

This produces a spiral stream of urine and has the effect of cleaning the external urethral meatus.

[citation needed] Pseudostratified columnar – proximally, Stratified squamous – distally This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1234 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)