THE APICAL LIGAMENTS OF THE PENIS OF THE GOAT AND SHEEP

The penile apical ligaments of 13 goats and 8 sheep were dissected and described. Unlike the single apical ligament of the bull penis, both goats and sheep had one ligament on each side of the apex of the penis with no apparent connection over the dorsal surface. These lateral ap ical ligaments consisted of substantial connective tissue fibers that arose from the outer layers of the tunica albuginea and varied from 6. 0 to 10.0 cm in length. The left apical ligament was longer and thicke r than the right. The left apical ligament of the sheep penis was divi ded into a dorsal and a ventral branch. Both the goat and sheep posses sed flattened perivenous ligaments that originated from the apical fas cia and extended caudally along each side of the dorsal vein of the pe nis.