clitoral glans

Examples of clitoral glans in the following topics:

• Vulva

  • The visible portion of the clitoris is the clitoral glans, roughly the size and shape of a pea.
  • The clitoral glans is highly sensitive, containing as many nerve endings as the analogous organ in males, the glans penis.
  • A prepuce, the clitoral hood, normally covers and protects the clitoris; however, in women with particularly large clitorises or small prepuces, the clitoris may be partially or wholly exposed.
  • The clitoral hood is the female equivalent of the male foreskin and may be partially hidden inside of the pudendal cleft.

• Penis

  • The glans penis is the bulbous end of the penis formed by the corpus spongiosum.
  • It supports the foreskin (prepuce) that retracts to expose the glans.
  • The rounded base of the glans is called the corona.
  • The urethral opening is called the meatus and lies on the tip of the glans penis.

• Vagina

  • Research indicates that clitoral tissue extends considerably into the vulva and vagina.
  • During sexual arousal, and particularly clitoral stimulation, the vaginal walls lubricate to reduce friction caused by sexual activity.

• Female Sexual Response

  • Reduced estrogen levels may be associated with increased vaginal dryness and less clitoral erection when aroused, but are not directly related to other aspects of sexual interest or arousal.

• Male Sexual Response

  • As sexual arousal and stimulation continues, the glans of the erect penis will swell wider.

• Overview of the Male and Female Reproductive Systems

  • Only our species has a distinctive mushroom-capped glans, which is connected to the shaft of the penis by a thin tissue of frenulum (the delicate tab of skin just beneath the urethra).