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| ⚫ | The '''ridged band''' was first described by John R. Taylor, a ] ], and others in an article that was published in the <i>British Journal of Urology</i> in ]. Taylor described a band of highly innervated and ]ised ] located just inside the tip of the ] of the ] male near the ]. The combination of high vascularity and high innervation make the ridged band a nerve and vascular ]. | ||
| ⚫ | 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''' was first described by John R. Taylor, a ] ], and others in an article that was published in ]. Taylor described a band of highly innervated and ]ised ] located just inside the tip of the ] of the ] male near the ]. The combination of vascularity and innervation make the ridged band a nerve plexus. | ||
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The ridged band was first described by John R. Taylor, a Canadian pathologist, and others in an article that was published in the British Journal of Urology in 1996. Taylor described a band of highly innervated and vascularised tissue located just inside the tip of the foreskin of the human male near the mucocutaneous boundary. The combination of high vascularity and high innervation make the ridged band a nerve and vascular plexus.
The ridged band separates the outer skin of the penis from the inner mucosa. The ridged band contains nerve endings arranged at the crest of rete ridges. The nerve endings resemble Meissner corpuscles or Krause end-bulbs.
External links
- Winkelmann RK. The erogenous zones: their nerve supply and significance. Mayo Clin Proc 1959;34(2):39-47. URL: http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/winkelmann/
- Taylor JR, Lockwood AP, Taylor AJ. The prepuce: specialized mucosa of the penis and its loss to circumcision. Br J Urol 1996;77:291-295. URL: http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/taylor/