What is the clitoris, and whats it for?
The clitoris is a part of a woman’s genitals that for many women is the most sexually sensitive part of her body. See a nice diagram of a woman’s genital area. When we were developing in our mother’s womb, our bodies weren’t well differentiated by male and female characteristics. Certain genital flesh for males become a penis and the same flesh for females becomes a clitoris, also known as a clit. There are an incredible number of nerve endings per square inch in the clitoris, and it usually becomes an important part of female sexual response. Research in the last few years has shown that the sensitive clitoral tissue is not just the flesh that is externally visible. In fact, that flesh is like the tip of an iceberg: most of the total volume is under the surface. The clitoral tissue and associated nerve endings extend in a larger area, such that some G-spot stimulation and anal stimulation for women may be in part because of the complexities of nerve endings associated with clitoral ti