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| The '''ridged band''' is a band of highly innervated and ]ised ] that is located just inside the tip of the ] of the ] male near the ]. The ridged band was described by John R. Taylor, M.B.,Ch.B.,MRCPEd, FRCPC, a ] ], and others in an article that was published in ] in the '']''. | |||
| The ridged band separates the outer skin of the ] from the ]. The ridged band contains ]s arranged at the crest of rete ridges. The nerve endings resemble ]s or ]s. | |||
| The nerve endings in the ridged band are stimulated by deformation of their capsules. Deformation of the capsules may occur by pressure, by stretching of the foreskin, or by the rolling and ] of the foreskin during ]ual activity. | |||
| The nerves of the ridged band are believed to provide sensory input to the ], which regulates sexual response. | |||
| The ridged band is invariably excised if a male is ]. | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| * Taylor JR, Lockwood AP, Taylor AJ. The prepuce: specialized mucosa of the penis and its loss to circumcision. <i>Br J Urol</i> 1996;77:291-295. URL: http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/taylor/ | |||
| * Cold CJ, Taylor JR. The prepuce. <i>BJU Int</i> 1999;83 Suppl. 1:34-44. URL: http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/cold-taylor/ | |||
| * Taylor JR. Letter. <i>Pediatrics News</i> 2000;34(10):50. URL: http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/taylor2/ | |||
| * The Ridged Band: Specialized Sexual Tissue. URL: http://research.cirp.org/index.html | |||
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