Pudendal Nerve: Function, Pain, and Sexual Sensation
The pudendal nerve carries genital, perineal, and anal sensation while helping control pelvic-floor muscles and urinary and bowel sphincters.
The pudendal nerve carries genital, perineal, and anal sensation while helping control pelvic-floor muscles and urinary and bowel sphincters.
The corpus spongiosum is erectile tissue surrounding the penile urethra that forms the glans and remains flexible during erection and ejaculation.
The clitoral crura are paired internal branches of erectile tissue that extend from the clitoral body and become engorged during sexual arousal.
The vaginal fornix is a recessed space formed where the upper vagina surrounds the cervix, with anterior, posterior, and lateral regions.
The vaginal canal is a flexible muscular passage connecting the vaginal opening with the cervix or upper vagina and supporting menstruation, sex, and childbirth.
The penile frenulum is a sensitive band beneath the glans that connects the foreskin to the penis and may affect movement, pleasure, and comfort.
The corpus cavernosum is erectile tissue in the penis and clitoris that fills with blood during arousal, producing enlargement and firmness.
Pelvic nerves carry sensory, motor, and automatic signals that support bladder, bowel, pelvic-floor, genital, and sexual function.
Bartholin glands are small glands near the vaginal opening that produce lubricating fluid and may develop cysts or painful abscesses.
The bulbourethral gland releases clear pre-ejaculatory fluid that lubricates the urethra and helps prepare it for semen during ejaculation.