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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''.
== Innervation ==
The normal [[foreskinned]] penis — the organ of copulation — is heavily innervated with afferent<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/afferent
|title=Afferent
|date=2003
|accessdate=2023-11-24
}}</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
|first=