Editing Pudendal nerve (section)

=== Sensory ===
The pudendal nerve supplies sensation to the [[Human penis|penis]] in males, and to the [[clitoris]] in females, which travels through the branches of both the [[dorsal nerve of the penis]] and the [[dorsal nerve of the clitoris]].<ref name="GRAYS2005" />{{rp|422}} The posterior [[scrotum]] in males and the [[labia majora]] in females are also supplied, via the [[posterior scrotal nerves]] (males) or [[posterior labial nerves]] (females). The pudendal nerve is one of several nerves supplying sensation to these areas.<ref name="ORT2007">{{cite book|last=Ort|first=Bruce Ian Bogart, Victoria|title=Elsevier's integrated anatomy and embryology|year=2007|publisher=Elsevier Saunders|location=Philadelphia, Pa.|isbn=978-1-4160-3165-9}}|page=Neurovascular Bundles of the Perineum</ref> Branches also supply sensation to the [[anal canal]].<ref name="ASCRStextbook" />{{rp|8}} By providing sensation to the penis and the clitoris, the pudendal nerve is responsible for the [[Afferent nerve fiber|afferent]] component of [[penile erection]] and [[clitoral erection]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Babayan|first=Mike B. Siroky, Robert D. Oates, Richard K.|title=Handbook of urology diagnosis and therapy|year=2004|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|location=Philadelphia, PA|isbn=978-0-7817-4221-4|edition=3rd}}</ref> {{rp|147}}