Anatomic Study of the Clitoris and the Bulbo-Clitoral Organ

Vincent Di Marino* is an emeritus professor of Anatomy at Aix-Marseille University (Faculty of Medicine), former director of the Renal Transplantation Center at Sainte-Marguerite Hospital in Marseille, and former director of the Anatomy Laboratory at the Aix-Marseille University (Faculty of Medicine) in Marseille (France). Currently, his research topics are focused on the central nervous system and the pelvis.Hubert E-Marie Lepidi is a professor of Histology at Aix- Marseille University (Faculty of Medicine) and a pathologist at La Timone Hospital in Marseille, France. He is specialized in hematopathology, cardio-vascular diseases and infectious diseases. His research focuses are on inflammatory reactions and the study of histologic samples in anatomy laboratories.*   By the same author: Vincent Di Marino, Yves Etienne et Maurice Niddam.Atlas photographique en couleur du système nerveux central; Springer 2011.

• Preface.- Acknowledgements.- History of Clitoris.- The Origins of Words ‘Clitoris’ and ‘Landica’.- Formation of the Clitoris.- External  Morphology of the Clitoris.- Structure of the Bulbo-Clitoral Organ.- Microscopic Study of the Clitoral-Bulbar Organ.- Physiologic Study of the Cavernous and Spongy Tissues.- Muscles Attached to the Bulbo-Clitoral Organ.- Innervation of the Bulbo-Clitoral organ.- The Vessels of the Bulbo-Clitoral Organ.- The Sensitive Corpuscles.- The Suspensory Ligament of the Clitoris.- Relationships of the Bulbo-Clitoral Organ.- Imaging of the Bulbo-Clitoral Organ.- Bulbo-Clitoral Organ and Sex.- The Mutilations of the Clitoris.- The Clitoris in the Art and the Literature.- Conclusions.- Bibliography.

"The aim of this book is to provide an extensive knowledge of the 'exceptional natural treasure that every woman possesses and that every man should know well'. ... The text is well documented, concise and easy to read. ... This original, attractive, and richly documented book will be of great interest not only to all anatomists, but also to medical students, pelvic visceral surgeons, urologists, gynaecologists, obstetricians, sexologists, plastic surgeons, radiologists, midwifes and nurses." (Bruno Grignon, Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, May, 2015)