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*Pre-prostatic urethra - transitional epithelium. | *Pre-prostatic urethra - transitional epithelium. | ||
*[[Prostate gland|Prostatic]] urethra - transitional epithelium. | *[[Prostate gland|Prostatic]] urethra - transitional epithelium. | ||
**Cancer arising at this site is ''[[prostatic urothelial carcinoma]]''. | |||
*Membranous urethra (from apex of prostate to bulb of penis (bulb of the corpus spongiosusm)) - pseudostratified columnar epithelium. | *Membranous urethra (from apex of prostate to bulb of penis (bulb of the corpus spongiosusm)) - pseudostratified columnar epithelium. | ||
*Spongy urethra - pseudostratified columnar epithelium (proximal) & stratified squamous (distal). | *Spongy urethra - pseudostratified columnar epithelium (proximal) & stratified squamous (distal). | ||