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}}</ref> The glans is anatomically homologous to the [[clitoral glans]] of the human female. Typically, the glans of the normal [[penis]] is completely or partially covered by the [[foreskin]], except in men who have been [[circumcised]], though the [[foreskin]] can generally be retracted over and past the glans.
[[Image:Glans side.jpg|right|thumb|Human penis with its foreskin retracted to expose the glans.]]
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<!--The human glans penis has virtually no fine touch sensation and can only sense deep pressure and pain at a high threshold. This was first reported by the inventor of the aesthesiometer <ref>{{Von (1894)}} | [[Template:Von (1894)|see more]]</p></ref> --> and led Sir Henry Head to make his famous comparison with the back of the heel.<!-- <ref>{{Head (1920)}} | [[Template:Head (1920)|see more]]</p></ref> -->
The [[dartos|dartos muscle sheet]] in the [[foreskin]] produces contractions that are slow, sustained, and may produce great force, such as in cold temperatures.<ref name="jefferson1916">Jefferson G. [http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/jefferson/ The peripenic muscle; some observations on the anatomy of phimosis]. ''Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics'' 1916 Aug;23(2):177-81.</ref>