The penis supports the |urethra| as it passes from the |seminal vesicles|, through the corpus cavernosa, to the ~meatus~ (opening) at the glans (head) of the penis. The glans penis is the enlarged tip, or head, of the penis. In its apex is the vertical ~meatus~, or opening, of the |urethra|. The glans is covered by a loose fold of skin, called the foreskin or prepuce, which is often removed from infants for sanitary and religious reasons. The removal of the foreskin is known as circumcision.
