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The '''glans''' ([[Latin]] for "[[acorn]]") is a structure internally composed of [[corpus spongiosum]] in males or of [[corpus cavernosa]] and vestibular tissue in females that is located at the tip of [[homology (biology)|homologous]] genital structures involved in [[sexual arousal]].
==Structure==
The exterior structure of the glans consists of [[mucous membrane]], which is usually covered by [[foreskin]] or [[clitoral hood]] in naturally developed [[genitalia]]. This covering, called the prepuce, is normally retractable in adulthood.
The glans naturally joins with the inner [[labia (genitalia)|labia]], and the [[frenulum]] of the [[penis]] or [[clitoris]]. In non-technical or sexual discussions, often the word "clitoris" refers to the external glans alone, excluding the [[clitoral hood]], [[frenulum]], and internal body of the clitoris.
[[Image:glans.png|thumb|human penis glans]]
==Gender differences==
In males the glans is known as the [[glans penis]], while in females the glans is known as the [[clitoral glans]].
In females, the clitoris is above the urethra. This organ was once thought to serve no function other than sexual arousal, but research is beginning to prove otherwise{{Fact|date=September 2007}}. The glans of the clitoris is the most highly innervated part of the external female genitalia.
==Development==
In the [[development of the urinary and reproductive organs]], the glans is derived from the [[genital tubercle]].
[[Category:Sexual anatomy]]
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[[es:Glande]]
[[ja:亀頭]]
[[pt:Glande]]
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