The mucocutaneous boundary is the point near the orifices of the body at which the external skin stops and the mucosa that covers the inside of the body starts.
A mucocutaneous boundary is found at the lips, at the tip of the foreskin and similar locations. The mucocutaneous boundary is highly erogenous tissue. Winkelmann reports the mucocutaneous boundary is a "specific erogenous zone with rete ridges where the nerve endings rise closer to the surface. The ridged band area of the prepuce is one such example.
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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/
A mucocutaneous zone is a region of skin comprising both mucosa and cutaneous skin.
A mucocutaneous zone is found at the lips, the conjunctival region, at the tip of the penis (notably the glans penis and ridged band), the vulva, the perianal zone, and similar locations.
Winkelmann reported the mucocutaneousboundary is a "specific erogenous zone with rete ridges where the nerve endings rise closer to the surface."
Winkelmann (1959) suggested that the boundary between the outer skin of the penis and the inner mucosa (the mucocutaneousboundary) is a specific erogenous zone [3].
This band of tissue, which he called the ridged band, contains nerve endings called Meissner's corpuscles These nerve endings are arranged at the crest of rete ridges and, like the nipples and the soles of the feet, are sensitive to light touch and specifically stroking and fluttering sensations.
The specific type of erogenous zone found is found in the mucocutaneous regions of the body.
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