Dorsal nerve of clitoris

Dorsal nerve of clitoris
File:McKay 1909 3.png 1, Suspensory ligaments of clitoris; 2, glans clitoridis ; 3, posterior superficial perineal nerve; 4, fascia lata; 5, inferior pudendal nerve; 6, sphincter vaginac muscle ; 7, erector clitoridis muscle; 8, superficial perineal artery; 9, transverse perineal artery ; 10, obturator fascia; 1 1, anterior superficial perineal nerve ; 12, anal fascia; 13, deep layer of superficial fascia ; 14, external sphincter ani muscle; 15, dorsal nerve of clitoris ; 16, internal pudic artery ; 17, perineal
Details
Latin	nervus dorsalis clitoridis
From	pudendal nerve
Innervates	clitoris
Identifiers
Dorlands /Elsevier	n_05/12565710
TA
TH	{{#property:P1694}}
TE	{{#property:P1693}}
FMA	{{#property:P1402}}
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [[[d:|edit on Wikidata]]]

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.

Additional images

• McKay 1909 4.png

  Dissection of the female perineum

• Norris 1902 17.png

  Dissection of female perineum, showing superficial blood-vessels and nerves

• Gray837.png

  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.)

See also

• Posterior labial nerves
• Perineal nerve
• Dorsal nerve of penis
• Dorsal artery of clitoris

External links

• Anatomy photo:41:13-0202 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The Female Perineum: The Deep Perineal Pouch"
• http://ect.downstate.edu/courseware/haonline/figs/l41/410407.htm
• Anatomy image:9209 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
• Anatomy image:9278 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center