pudendal nerve (dorsal nerve of penis/clitoris)

Origin: - branch of the sacral plexus, formed by fibers from ventral rami of S2-S4 Branches: 1) dorsal nerve of the penis or dorsal nerve of the clitoris 2) perineal nerves - inferior rectal nerve Course: - it exits the pelvis via the greater sciatic foramen, passes posterior to the sacrospinous ligament & accompanies the internal pudendal artery into the perineum via the lesser sciatic foramen - it gives off the inferior rectal nerve, then courses through the pudendal canal in the lateral wall of the ischiorectal fossa, & terminates as the dorsal nerve of the penis or dorsal nerve of the clitoris.

Related

dorsal nerve of clitoris dorsal nerve of penis perineal nerve

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999