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==Origin==
The prepuce or foreskin evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to provide better fitness for survival.
== Structure ==
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<div class='res-img'>[[File:Infographic Foreskin.jpg|Foreskin - Anatomy and function]]</div>
The '''foreskin''' or '''prepuce''' is the double-layered fold of smooth muscle tissue, blood vessels, neurons, [[skin]], and [[mucosa| mucous membrane]] part of the [[penis]] that creates the [[preputial sac]], while covering and protecting the [[glans penis]] and the [[urinary meatus]].
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==Origin==
The prepuce or foreskin evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to provide better fitness for survival.
== Structure ==
The medical community usually omits information on the nature and functions of the foreskin from information provided to the public and to parents.
===Foreskin in infancy and childhood===