Dorsal nerve of clitoris
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| Nerve: Dorsal nerve of clitoris | |
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| Sacral plexus of the right side. (Dorsal nerve of penis visible at bottom left, and dorsal nerve of clitoris follows similar path.) | |
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| Deep and superficial dissection of the lumbar plexus. (Same note as above.) | |
| Latin | nervus dorsalis clitoridis |
| Gray's | subject #213 968 |
| Innervates | clitoris |
| From | pudendal nerve |
| Dorlands / Elsevier | n_05/12565710 |
The dorsal nerve of the clitoris is a nerve in females that branches off the pudendal nerve to innervate the clitoris.
Structure
The dorsal nerve of the clitoris is analogous to the dorsal nerve of the penis in males. It is a terminal branch of the pudendal nerve.
See also
External links
- SUNY Labs 41:13-0202 - "The Female Perineum: The Deep Perineal Pouch"
- http://ect.downstate.edu/courseware/haonline/figs/l41/410407.htm
- SUNY Anatomy Image 9209
- SUNY Anatomy Image 9278
