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31 maj 2022 · The foreskin (also called the prepuce) is a movable sheath of skin that covers the head of the penis. It can be retracted (pulled back toward the abdomen). It can also become irritated, infected or stuck in place.
8 lis 2024 · Function. The clitoral hood, or prepuce, serves several important functions related to protection, sexual health, and anatomical support. Its design allows it to play a crucial role in safeguarding the highly sensitive clitoral glans while also facilitating sexual arousal and pleasure. Below is a detailed explanation of its functions:
7 mar 2020 · Human prepuce is a highly specialized junctional mucocutaneous tissue which plays an integral part in the global aspect of external male genitalia and has many underestimated features [1]. Principal functions associated with the prepuce could be considered (1) protective, (2) immunological, (3) erogenous, (4) mechanical.
The prepuce is a specialized junctional mucocutaneous tissue that provides adequate skin and mucosa to cover the entire penis during erection. The somatosensory innervation is by the dorsal nerve of the penis and branches of the perineal nerve.
The prepuce is a specialized, junctional mucocutaneous tissue which marks the boundary between mucosa and skin; it is similar to the eyelids, labia minora, anus and lips. The male prepuce also provides adequate mucosa and skin to cover the entire penis during erection.
The prepuce is an “integral, normal part of the external genitalia that forms the anatomical covering of the glans penis and clitoris,” thereby internalizing each and “decreasing external irritation and contamination.”
28 paź 2011 · A letter to the editor of BMJ that argues against male circumcision and lists the functions of the prepuce, such as protection, sensitivity, and lubrication. The letter cites scientific sources and challenges the claim that the prepuce is redundant or vestigial.
