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4,824,705 views | Diane Kelly • TEDMED 2012

What we didn't know about penis anatomy

We're not done with anatomy. We know a tremendous amount about genomics, proteomics and cell biology, but as Diane Kelly makes clear at TEDMED, there are basic facts about the human body we're still learning. Case in point: How does the mammalian erection work?

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We're not done with anatomy. We know a tremendous amount about genomics, proteomics and cell biology, but as Diane Kelly makes clear at TEDMED, there are basic facts about the human body we're still learning. Case in point: How does the mammalian erection work?

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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Diane Kelly studies vertebrate anatomy, in particular the connection between the design and the function of reproductive organs.