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 |
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The dorsal nerve of the clitoris is a nerve in females that branches off the pudendal nerve to innervate the clitoris.
[edit] 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] 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
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