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THE URINOGENITAL ORGANS 



rounded nodular elevations known as the carunculae myrtiformes (carunculae 

 hymenales) are found as the remains of the structure. 



The clitoris (Figs. 1174, 1175) is an erectile structure which is the morpho- 

 logic homologue of the penis; unlike the penis, however, it is not traversed by the 

 urethra. It is situated beneath the anterior commissure (or mons Veneris) and 

 is partly hidden between the anterior extremities of the labia minora. It is com- 

 posed of a body and two crura; the extremity of the body is surmounted by a small 

 glans. 





POSTERIOR 

 FO R N I X 



ANTERIOR 

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FIG. 1175. Sagittal section of the lower part of a female trunk, right segment. SM . INT. Small intestine. 



(Testut.) 



The body of the clitoris, composed of erectile tissue, is about an inch and a 

 quarter in length (3 cm.), and is bent upon itself so that the angle opens downward. 

 It tapers toward the glans, is enclosed by a dense fibrous coat, and is divided by 

 an incomplete septum corporum cavernosorum into two semicylindrical corpora 

 cavernosa clitoridis, homologous with the corpora cavernosa of the male. A sus- 

 pensory ligament passes from the pubic symphysis to the fibrous -coat of the 

 body of the clitoris. Each corpus cavernosum diverges from its fellow to form 

 the crus clitoridis. Each crus is attached to the pubic arch (pubis and ischium) 

 and is covered by the Ischiocavernosus muscle (m. erector clitoridis). 



