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===Glans Penis===
===Glans Penis===
The glans is the distal, free part of the penis. In the stallion, the glans penis is shaped like a mushroom, with the widest part being the '''corona'''. It then continues towards the body of the penis as the '''neck of the glans'''. The free end of the corona has a central fossa, the '''fossa glandis''', which receives the terminal urethra.
===Prepuce===
===Prepuce===
The prepuce is the skin sheath that conceals the penis when it is flaccid and is formed by an invagination of the abdominal skin. The prepuce is hairless and contains many '''smegma''' secreting glands important for lubrication between the shaft of the penis and the prepuce during copulation. Within the prepuce are varying amounts of striated muscle fibres; the '''cranial prepucial muscles''' responsible for retracting the prepuce and the '''caudal prepucial muscles''' responsible for protracting the prepuce.
The prepuce is the skin sheath that conceals the penis when it is flaccid and is formed by an invagination of the abdominal skin. The prepuce is hairless and contains many '''smegma''' secreting glands important for lubrication between the shaft of the penis and the prepuce during copulation. Within the prepuce are varying amounts of striated muscle fibres; the '''cranial prepucial muscles''' responsible for retracting the prepuce and the '''caudal prepucial muscles''' responsible for protracting the prepuce.