Dorsal nerve of penis or clitoris
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- Dorsal nerve of the clitoris
- Dorsal nerve of clitoris
Dorsal nerve of penis or clitoris is one of the two terminal branches of the pudendal nerve that arises from nerve whilst in the pudendal canal. The other terminal branch is the perineal nerve.
Gross anatomy
Course
Entering the urogenital triangle of the perineum, the dorsal nerve of penis or clitoris runs anteriorly, medial to the ischiopubic ramus and then either deep to perineal membrane or in the anterior recess of the ischioanal fossa 1.
In males, the dorsal nerve runs between fibers of the suspensory ligament of penis to terminate at the glans penis 2. Supplying the penile skin, it also gives a branch to the corpus cavernosum 3.
In females, the nerve terminates in the clitoris.
References
- 1. Rosse, C., Gaddum-Rosse, P. and Hollinshead, W. (1997) Hollinshead's textbook of anatomy. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott-Raven Publishers.
- 2. Standring, S. (2008) Gray's anatomy. 40th ed. London: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.
- 3. McMinn, R. and Last, R. (n.d.) Last's anatomy. 9th ed.
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