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===Foreskin in adulthood===

The foreskin (also known as the prepuce) is the double-layered fold of smooth muscle tissue, blood vessels, neurons, skin, and [[Preputial mucosa| mucous membrane]] part of the penis that covers and protects the [[glans penis]] and the urinary meatus.<ref name="cold-taylor1999"/> The adult foreskin measures about 3 inches by 5 inches or 15 square inches.<ref name="taylor1996">{{~~ColdCJ TaylorJR 1999~~}}</ref> The two foreskin layers provide a skin reserve. When the penis becomes erect, the foreskin may wholly or partially unfold to provide the necessary skin to allow for expansion of the penis during erection.

The foreskin (also known as the prepuce) is the double-layered fold of smooth muscle tissue, blood vessels, neurons, skin, and [[Preputial mucosa| mucous membrane]] part of the penis that covers and protects the [[glans penis]] and the urinary meatus.<ref name="cold-taylor1999"/> The adult foreskin measures about 3 inches by 5 inches or 15 square inches.<ref name="taylor1996">{{REFjournal

|last=Taylor

|init=JR

|author-link=John R. Taylor

|last2=Lockwood

|init2=AP

|last3=Taylor

|init3=AJ

|title=The prepuce: specialized mucosa of the penis and its loss to circumcision

|journal=Br J Urol

|date=1996

|volume=77

|issue=

|pages=291-295

|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/taylor/

|quote=

|pubmedID=8800902

|pubmedCID=

|DOI=10.1046/j.1464-410x.1996.85023.x

|accessdate=2021-07-20

}}</ref> The two foreskin layers provide a skin reserve. When the penis becomes erect, the foreskin may wholly or partially unfold to provide the necessary skin to allow for expansion of the penis during erection.

The foreskin is the movable part of the penis. The foreskin is not attached to the underlying structure and is free to glide back and forth.<ref name="lakshmanan-prakash1980">{{REFjournal

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 ===Foreskin in adulthood===
-The foreskin (also known as the prepuce) is the double-layered fold of smooth muscle tissue, blood vessels, neurons, skin, and [[Preputial mucosa| mucous membrane]] part of the penis that covers and protects the [[glans penis]] and the urinary meatus.<ref name="cold-taylor1999"/> The adult foreskin measures about 3 inches by 5 inches or 15 square inches.<ref name="taylor1996">{{ColdCJ TaylorJR 1999}}</ref> The two foreskin layers provide a skin reserve. When the penis becomes erect, the foreskin may wholly or partially unfold to provide the necessary skin to allow for expansion of the penis during erection.
+The foreskin (also known as the prepuce) is the double-layered fold of smooth muscle tissue, blood vessels, neurons, skin, and [[Preputial mucosa| mucous membrane]] part of the penis that covers and protects the [[glans penis]] and the urinary meatus.<ref name="cold-taylor1999"/> The adult foreskin measures about 3 inches by 5 inches or 15 square inches.<ref name="taylor1996">{{REFjournal
+ |last=Taylor
+ |init=JR
+ |author-link=John R. Taylor
+ |last2=Lockwood
+ |init2=AP
+ |last3=Taylor
+ |init3=AJ
+ |title=The prepuce: specialized mucosa of the penis and its loss to circumcision
+ |journal=Br J Urol
+ |date=1996
+ |volume=77
+ |issue=
+ |pages=291-295
+ |url=http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/taylor/
+ |quote=
+ |pubmedID=8800902
+ |pubmedCID=
+ |DOI=10.1046/j.1464-410x.1996.85023.x
+ |accessdate=2021-07-20
+}}</ref> The two foreskin layers provide a skin reserve. When the penis becomes erect, the foreskin may wholly or partially unfold to provide the necessary skin to allow for expansion of the penis during erection.
 The foreskin is the movable part of the penis. The foreskin is not attached to the underlying structure and is free to glide back and forth.<ref name="lakshmanan-prakash1980">{{REFjournal