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| The '''ridged band''' is described as 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 first described by John R. Taylor, M.B.,Ch.B.,MRCPEd, FRCPC, a ] ], and others in an article that was published in ] in the '']''. | |||
| Taylor speculates that 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 ridged band is invariably excised when a male is ]. | |||
| While these findings have never been validated the theory of an anatomical sexual function for the foreskin has become the cornerstone of the beliefs underpinning the anti-circumcision movement and as justifying the long and tedious process of foreskin restoration or "tugging". | |||
| ==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/ | |||
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