Inside the tower is an oak-panelled Prison Room, which can only be accessed from the House of Commons, not via the tower entrance. It was last used in 1880 when atheist Charles Bradlaugh, newly elected Member of Parliament for Northampton, was imprisoned by the Serjeant at Arms after he protested against swearing a religious oath of allegiance to Queen Victoria. [30] Officially, the Serjeant at Arms can still make arrests, as they have had the authority to do since 1415. The room, however, is currently occupied by the Petitions Committee, which oversees petitions submitted to Parliament. [31] Ayrton Light The glans penis is a body of spongy erectile tissue that is moulded on the rounded ends of the two corpora cavernosa penis, [8] extending farther on their upper than on their lower surfaces. It is the expanded cap of the corpus spongiosum, [9] a sponge-like region that surrounds the male urethra within the penis maintaining it as a viable channel for ejaculation. [10] The glans is covered by a stratified squamous epithelium and a dense layer of connective tissue equivalent to the dermis of typical skin. [11] The papillary layer of the dermis blends into the dense connective tissue forming the tunica albuginea of the corpus spongiosum behind the glans. [11] The external lining with mucosal tissue is responsible for its typical smooth texture and appearance. a b Grierson, Jamie (10 May 2023). "Time stands still at Westminster as Big Ben fails to chime". The Guardian. penis | Description, Anatomy, & Physiology | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-24 . Retrieved 2022-09-24.

The chimes of Big Ben have also been used at the state funerals of monarchs on four occasions, chiming one stroke for each year of the monarch's life: firstly, at the funeral of King Edward VII in 1910, when Big Ben chimed 68 times; secondly, at the funeral of King George V in 1936 (70 strokes); thirdly, at the funeral of King George VI in 1952 (56 strokes); [90] and lastly, at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 (96 strokes). [91] a b c Weech, David; Ameer, Muhammad Atif; Ashurst, John V. (2022), "Anatomy, Abdomen and Pelvis, Penis Dorsal Nerve", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 30247841, archived from the original on 2023-04-05 , retrieved 2022-09-26 Patterson, John (1 June 2007). "City Light". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008 . Retrieved 26 December 2016. Big Ben to be silenced for four years for maintenance". The Guardian. 14 August 2017 . Retrieved 8 January 2021.Sorokan SK, Finlay JC, Jefferies AL (2015). "Newborn male circumcision". Paediatrics & Child Health. 20 (6): 311–320. doi: 10.1093/pch/20.6.311. PMC 4578472. PMID 26435672. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019 . Retrieved 20 October 2017. The increase of arterial flow during erection fills the erectile tissue with blood causing the glans to grow in size and sensitivity. [12] While the penis is rigid when erect, the glans itself remains slightly softer. [13] The soft cushiony texture of the glans absorbs impact during rigorous instances of copulation. [14] The proportional size of the glans penis can vary among males. While the shape of the glans is typically acorn-like, in some men it might be wider in circumference than the shaft, giving the penis a mushroom-like appearance, while in others it might be narrower and more akin to a probe in shape. Some researchers have suggested that the glans has evolved to become acorn-, mushroom- or cone-shaped so that during copulation it acts to remove any semen still there from previous sex partners, but this is not supported when looking at primate relatives who have different mating behaviors. [15] [16]

January 1965: The bells were silenced during the funeral of statesman and former prime minister Winston Churchill. [57] On 13 November 2022, Remembrance Sunday, the chimes of Big Ben returned to regular service for the first time since August 2017, preceding the hour bell being sounded at 11:00 a.m. local time, the first hour strike marking the beginning of two minutes of silence. [84] Cultural significance A London-themed Paddington Bear statue, featuring Big Ben, located outside the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square in 2014 April 2013: The bells were silenced as a mark of "profound dignity and deep respect" during the funeral of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. [66] Jeepers Peepers Body art enthusiasts are getting EYEBALL TATTOOS... but it's definitely not a trend for the faint-heartedThe glans penis develops as the terminal end of the genital tubercle during the embryonic development of the male fetus. The tubercle is present in the embryos of both sexes as an outgrowth in the caudal region that later develops into a primordial phallus. Exposure to male hormones ( androgens) initiates the tubercle's development into a penis making the glans penis anatomically homologous to the clitoral glans in females. [6] [7] The glans is more commonly known as the "head" or the "tip" of the penis, and colloquially referred to in British English as the “bellend”. The medical name comes from the Latin words glans ("acorn") and penis ("of the penis"). Research, Equine (2005-07-01). Horseman's Veterinary Encyclopedia, Revised and Updated - Equine Research - Google Boeken. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-7627-9451-5 . Retrieved 2013-08-16. Anatomy [ edit ] Structure [ edit ] Diagram of the arteries of the penis and glans The glans penis as the expansion of the corpus spongiosum Koenig JF (22 September 2016). "Meatal stenosis". EMedicine. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017 . Retrieved 2 October 2017.