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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is the [[skin]] which covers and protects the parts of the [[penis]] shaft. The [[shaft skin]] is part of the epithelium of the [[penis]]. | '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is the [[skin]] which covers and protects the parts of the [[penis]] shaft. The [[shaft skin]] is part of the epithelium of the [[penis]]. The shaft skin incorporates a layer of muscle fiber called the [[Dartos]]. | ||
The Dartos is not attached to the underlying [[Buck's fascia]], so there is a very high degree of mobility allowing [[gliding action]]. | |||
In humans and some other mammals parts of the shaft skin become covered with pubic hair at puberty. | In humans and some other mammals parts of the shaft skin become covered with pubic hair at puberty. | ||
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[[Category:Physiology]] | [[Category:Physiology]] | ||
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