dorsal nerve of penis

Introduction

In the male, terminal fibers of the pudendal nerve.

Origin

• pudendal nerve

Innervation

• skin of the penis
• prepuce
• corpora cavernosa
• glans penis

Course

• passes through the deep perineal musculature to run along the dorsum of the penis

More general terms

• peripheral nerve

Additional terms

• pudendal nerve (dorsal nerve of penis/clitoris)