Clue is on a mission to help you understand your body, periods, ovulation, and so much more. Start tracking today. For women and people with vaginas , orgasms most commonly come from the clitoris, located above the vaginal opening and urethra 1,2,3. Erogenous zones are areas of the body that elicit a sexual response when stimulated. The clitoris is one of the most sensitive erogenous zones due to its high concentration of nerve endings 4,5. By stimulating an erogenous zone, a sexual physiological response can be set into motion.

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1. Introduction
Unlike the penis , the male homologue equivalent to the clitoris, it usually does not contain the distal portion or opening of the urethra and is therefore not used for urination. The clitoris also usually lacks a reproductive function. While few animals urinate through the clitoris or use it reproductively, the spotted hyena , which has an especially large clitoris, urinates, mates, and gives birth via the organ. Some other mammals, such as lemurs and spider monkeys , also have a large clitoris. The clitoris is the human female's most sensitive erogenous zone and generally the primary anatomical source of human female sexual pleasure.
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The anatomy of the clitoris is described in human anatomy textbooks. Some researchers have proposal and divulged a new anatomical terminology for the clitoris. Clitoral bulbs, clitoral or clitoris-urethrovaginal complex, urethrovaginal space, periurethral glans, Halban's fascia erogenous zone, vaginal anterior fornix erogenous zone, genitosensory component of the vagus nerve, and G-spot, are terms used by some sexologists, but they are not accepted or shared by experts in human anatomy. Sexologists should define have sex, make love, the situation in which the orgasm happens in both partners with or without a vaginal intercourse. Findings from the disciplines of embryology, anatomy, and physiology of the clitoris should form the basis of the discourse about the biological basis of the female orgasm. The anatomy of the clitoris is described in human anatomy textbooks, but often it is neglected by sexological textbooks, for this reason some researchers have proposal and divulged a new anatomical terminology for the clitoris. O'Connell et al. There is general consensus about female sexual anatomy and the standard terminology employed in this respect, such as the anatomical terms used to describe the components of the vulva in all human anatomy textbooks [ 2 — 7 ]. Fliegner, quoted by O'Connell et al.
I was raised in sex-positive household. So I really thought that I knew all there was to know about my genitals. I knew the proper name for everything from my labia majora to my mons and, of course, my clitoris. I also knew that my clit is the pleasure spot — the most important part of the genitalia when it came to sexual pleasure — and that it was the little nub just above my labia.