The cavernous nerves are post-ganglionic parasympathetic nerves that facilitate penile erection and clitoral erection.[1] They arise from cell bodies in the inferior hypogastric plexus where they receive the pre-ganglionic pelvic splanchnic nerves (S2-S4).
In the penis, there are both lesser cavernous nerves and a greater cavernous nerve.
^Oakley, Susan H.; Mutema, George K.; Crisp, Catrina C.; Estanol, M. Victoria; Kleeman, Steven D.; Fellner, Angela N.; Pauls, Rachel N. (September 2013). "Innervation and histology of the clitoral-urethal complex: a cross-sectional cadaver study". The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 10 (9): 2211–2218. doi:10.1111/jsm.12230. ISSN 1743-6109. PMID 23809460.
The cavernousnerves are post-ganglionic parasympathetic nerves that facilitate penile erection and clitoral erection. They arise from cell bodies in...
artery, and cranial nerves III, IV, V (branches V1 and V2) and VI all pass through this blood filled space. Both sides of cavernous sinus is connected...
(bulging eyes), headaches, and paralysis of the cranial nerves which course through the cavernous sinus. This infection is life-threatening and requires...
parasympathetic nervous system plays is in sexual activity. In males, the cavernousnerves from the prostatic plexus stimulate smooth muscles in the fibrous trabeculae...
going through it or surround it. Inside the cavernous sinus, constriction of the following cranial nerves (CN) can be found: CN III (oculomotor nerve)...
various cranial nerves may be damaged, resulting in dysfunction and symptoms of a number of different syndromes. Thrombosis, such as a cavernous sinus thrombosis...
first of which is trabeculated, erectile tissue innervated by the cavernousnerves. The trabeculated tissue has a spongy appearance; along with blood...
plexus of the right side (dorsal nerve of penis visible at bottom left) Cavernousnerves of penis Dorsal nerve of the clitoris Tunçkol, Elçin; Purkart, Leopold;...
in 1998 subdivided the artery into four parts: "cervical", "petrous", "cavernous", and "cerebral". In clinical settings, however, usually the classification...
stimulation near the cavernousnerves of penis to verify their locations and avoid operative trauma. Damage to these difficult-to-see nerves can cause erectile...
the glans indicates that it is the center of heightened sensation. Cavernousnerves from the uterovaginal plexus supply the erectile tissue of the clitoris...
albuginea. The corpora cavernosa are innervated by lesser and greater cavernousnerves and form most of the penis containing blood vessels that fill with...
cranial nerves, the trochlear nerve is exclusively a motor nerve (somatic efferent nerve). The trochlear nerve is unique among the cranial nerves in several...
1016/S0140-6736(45)91030-0. PMID 21007347. Walsh, PC (2007). "The discovery of the cavernousnerves and development of nerve sparing radical retropubic prostatectomy"...
needed] It traverses the cavernous sinus, above the other orbital nerves receiving in its course one or two filaments from the cavernous plexus of the sympathetic...
Nerve-sparing surgery attempts to protect the cavernousnerves of penis, which control erection. These nerves are very thin and fragile and run next to the...
[citation needed] It passes anterior-ward along the lateral wall of the cavernous sinus inferior to the oculomotor nerve (CN III) and trochlear nerve (N...
nerve, abducens nerve, ophthalmic veins, and sympathetic fibres from the cavernous plexus. The superior orbital fissure is usually 22 mm wide in adults,...
flattened plexiform band then it passes through the lateral wall of the cavernous sinus. It leaves the skull through the foramen rotundum, where it becomes...
temporal bone, it makes a sharp turn forward to enter the cavernous sinus. In the cavernous sinus, it runs anterior-ward alongside (inferolateral to)...
This can lead to damage of the nerves running through the cavernous sinus. When arteriovenous fistula affects the cavernous sinus, blood flow may occur backwards...
The cavernous nerve plexus (also called the Walther plexus) is situated below and medial to that part of the internal carotid artery which is placed by...
conjunctivae of the eyes, and subsequent paralysis of cranial nerves which course through the cavernous sinus.[citation needed] The pterygoid plexus of veins...
cavernosa; they are also thicker behind than in front. The interspaces (cavernous spaces), on the contrary, are larger at the center than at the circumference...
with cranial nerves III, IV, V1, and V2 passing alongside the lateral wall of the sinus. Subsequent infection or inflammation in the cavernous sinus can...
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