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Deep branch of the perineal nerve
The
deep
branch
of the
perineal nerve
are
distributed
to the
muscles
of the
perineum
. These include the
superficial transverse perineal muscle
,
bulbospongiosus
,
ischiocavernosus
, and
Sphincter urethræ
.
A branch, the
nerve
to the
bulb
, given off from the nerve to the
bulbocavernosus
, pierces this muscle, and
supplies
the
corpus cavernosum
, ending in the
mucous membrane
of the
urethra
.
The
dorsal nerve of the penis
for males and the
dorsal nerve of the clitoris
for
females
is the
terminal
branch of the
pudendal nerve
.