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}}</ref> The [[frenulum]] of the [[penis]], often known simply as the frenulum (from Latin: frēnulum, lit. 'little bridle'), is a thin elastic strip of tissue on the underside (ventral side) of the glans and the neck of the human penis. In men who are not [[circumcised]], it also connects the [[foreskin]] to the [[glans]] and the ventral [[mucosa]]. | }}</ref> The [[frenulum]] of the [[penis]], often known simply as the frenulum (from Latin: frēnulum, lit. 'little bridle'), is a thin elastic strip of tissue on the underside (ventral side) of the glans and the neck of the human penis. In men who are not [[circumcised]], it also connects the [[foreskin]] to the [[glans]] and the ventral [[mucosa]]. | ||
The frenulum has several important functions. The [[frenular artery]], which supplies blood to the [[glans penis]], passes through the frenulum. | The frenulum has several important functions. The [[frenular artery]], which supplies blood to the [[glans penis]], passes through the frenulum. The frenulum serves to limit retraction of the [[foreskin]]. The frenulum is erogenous tissue important for penile erection.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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|title=Possible function of the frenulum of prepuce in penile erection | |||
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|journal=Andrologia | |||
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|date=2012-12 | |||
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|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0272.2010.01099.x | |||
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|DOI=10.1111/j.1439-0272.2010.01099.x | |||
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The frenulum may look somewhat like an adhesion, however it is a normal, natural part of the penis, which is normal and supposed to be there. | The frenulum may look somewhat like an adhesion, however it is a normal, natural part of the penis, which is normal and supposed to be there. | ||