Dorsal nerve of the clitoris

Dorsal nerve of clitoris
	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
From	pudendal nerve
Innervates	clitoris
Identifiers
Latin	nervus dorsalis clitoridis
TA98	A14.2.07.042F
TA2	6562
FMA	21870
	Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

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.

Dissection of the female perineum
Dissection of female perineum, showing superficial blood-vessels and nerves
Distal course of dorsal nerve of the clitoris: it is marked 1, 2, 3.
Innervation of female genital area, with dorsal nerve of clitoris marked.
Sacral plexus of the right side. (Dorsal nerve of penis visible at bottom left, and dorsal nerve of clitoris follows similar path.)
Deep and superficial dissection of the lumbar plexus. (Same note as above.)

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

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