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Prepuce / ˈ p r iː p juː s /, or as an adjective, preputial / p r ɪ ˈ p juː ʃ əl /, refers to two homologous structures of male and female genitals: Foreskin, skin surrounding and protecting the head of the penis in humans; Penile sheath, skin surrounding and protecting the head of the penis in other mammals
In some bat species, the prepuce contains an erectile tissue structure called the accessory corpus cavernosum. [6] Penile sheath of a Great Dane. During musth, a male elephant may urinate with the penis still in the sheath, which causes the urine to spray on the hind legs. [7] Male dogs have a conspicuous penis sheath. [8]
Together with the testes and surrounding structures, the penis functions as part of the male reproductive system. The main parts of the penis are the root , body , the epithelium of the penis including the shaft skin, and the foreskin covering the glans .
The corona and the neck are highly vascularized areas of the penis. The axial and dorsal penile arteries merge together at the neck before entering the glans. [8] Branches of the dorsal artery of the penis curve around the distal shaft to enter the frenulum and the glans from its ventral surface. [9]
The frenulum is the highly vascularized elastic band of tissue located on the underside of the glans that connects the foreskin to the head of the penis. The frenulum is supple enough to allow the retraction of the foreskin over the glans and pull it back when the erection is gone. [18] In flaccid state, it tightens to narrow the foreskin ...
“Male nipples have loads of nerve endings, but unfortunately, they are often overlooked due to social stigma,” says Cain Joyland, clinical sexologist and founder of Romantic Discovery.
It is the site of attachment of the future prepuce. Just anterior to the anal tubercle, the caudal end of the left and right urethral folds fuse to form the urethral raphe. The lateral part of the genital tubercle (called the lateral tubercle) grows longitudinally and is about the same length in either sex.
The body of the penis is suspended from the pubic symphysis. [7] It has two surfaces; the dorsal and the ventral or urethral.The penile raphe runs on its ventral surface.. The body is surrounded by a bi-layered model of tunica albuginea in which a distal ligament buttresses the glans penis and plays an integral role to the penile fibroskeleton, and the structure is called "os analog", a term ...