Attachment of the foreskin: Difference between revisions

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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]].

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

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, so stretching of the [[frenulum]] also may induce orgasm.<ref>{{REFjournal

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The frenulum may look somewhat like an adhesion, however it is a functional, 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 functional, natural part of the [[penis]], which is normal and supposed to be there.

* [[Development of retractable foreskin]]

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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]].
-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
+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, so stretching of the [[frenulum]] also may induce orgasm.<ref>{{REFjournal
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-The frenulum may look somewhat like an adhesion, however it is a functional, 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 functional, natural part of the [[penis]], which is normal and supposed to be there.
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 * [[Development of retractable foreskin]]