The dorsal nerve of the penis is the deepest division of the
pudendal nerve; it accompanies the
internal pudendal artery along the
ramus of the ischium; it then runs forward along the margin of the
inferior ramus of the pubis, between the superior and inferior layers of the
fascia
A fascia (; plural fasciae or fascias; adjective fascial; from Latin: "band") is a band or sheet of connective tissue, primarily collagen, beneath the skin that attaches to, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organs. ...
of the
urogenital diaphragm.
Piercing the inferior layer it gives a branch to the
corpus cavernosum penis, and passes forward, in company with the
dorsal artery of the penis, between the layers of the
suspensory ligament, on to the dorsum of the
penis, and ends on the
glans penis.
It innervates the skin of the penis.
Gallery
File:Gray824.png, Deep and superficial dissection of the lumbar plexus
File:Gray837.png , Sacral plexus of the right side (dorsal nerve of penis visible at bottom left)
See also
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Cavernous nerves of penis
The cavernous nerves are post-ganglionic parasympathetic nerves that facilitate penile erection and clitoral erection. They arise from cell bodies in the inferior hypogastric plexus where they receive the pre-ganglionic pelvic splanchnic nerves ...
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Nerves of the lower limb and lower torso
Human penis anatomy
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