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The skin of the adult penis normally is somewhat darker than the rest of the body. This condition is called ''hyperpigmentation''. | The skin of the adult penis normally is somewhat darker than the rest of the body. This condition is called ''hyperpigmentation''. | ||
== Innervation == | == Innervation == | ||
The penis — the organ of copulation — is heavily innervated with afferent<ref>{{REFweb | The normal [[foreskinned]] penis — the organ of copulation — is heavily innervated with afferent<ref>{{REFweb | ||
|url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/afferent | |url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/afferent | ||
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}}</ref> nerves — meaning that sensation, which is needed for male sexual function, is transmitted to the spinal cord and/or central nervous system. The penis is also innervated by the sympathetic autonomic nervous system (SAMS) | }}</ref> nerves — meaning that sensation, which is needed for male sexual function, is transmitted to the spinal cord and/or central nervous system. The penis is also innervated by the sympathetic autonomic nervous system (SAMS) and parasympathetic autonomic nervous system (PAMS).<ref name="cepeda2023">{{REFjournal | ||
|last=Cepeda-Emiliani | |last=Cepeda-Emiliani | ||
|first= | |first= | ||