22,335
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m
add categories
{{Construction Site}}
The '''frenulum of the foreskin''', often known simply as the '''frenulum''', is an elastic band of tissue under the [[glans penis]] that connects the [[foreskin]] (prepuce) to the vernal mucosa, and helps contract the foreskin over the glans.<ref>{{REFbook
|last=Jensen
File:Frenulum remnant of a 34 year old male.jpg|alt=Frenulum remnant and scar from a Gomco clamp circumcision of a 34 year old male|Frenulum remnant and scar from a Gomco clamp circumcision of a 34 year old male
</gallery>
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Ridged band]]
{{REF}}
<!-- {{Male reproductive system}} -->
<!-- {{Authority control}} -->
[[Category:Genitals]]
[[Category:Penile anatomy]]