Most Of The Clitoris Lives Inside, Mate
Category: Human Anatomy 15th May 2026
Funny, innit, how we all reckon we know our bits and then someone does an MRI and says, "Oh, by the way, you were only looking at the bit of the iceberg." The clitoris is proper like that. The shiny bit you notice is just the tip of the thing.
Underneath the skin the clitoris is mostly internal. It has two long arms called crura that run along the pubic bones, and two bulbs that sit either side of the vaginal opening. Together they form a kind of wishbone of erectile tissue that swells and gets firmer when someone gets a bit interested. So the whole contraption is much bigger and more complicated than the tiny button most folk focus on.
What floored me was how this is actually common sense once you see it. The internal bits wrap around the vaginal canal. They squish and move when things happen down there, which helps explain why some people find certain types of stimulation more satisfying than others. It is anatomy doing a job, not a decorative flourish.
And before anyone says it, no, this is not a new conspiracy. Anatomists have known about it for years. It just never got the front page. Medicine and textbooks were a bit oblivious. Like someone learning a tool exists but leaving it in a drawer because they prefer the hammer. You can point a camera up there with modern imaging and the clitoris is like, "Hello. I have been here the whole time."
It is also incredibly sensitive. The external bit is densely packed with nerve endings, but the internal parts are part of the whole sensation system. If you treat the clitoris like a tiny button and ignore the rest, you are forgetting about most of the wiring. That is why anatomy matters, and why knowing this makes sex less of a guessing game and more like reading a map.
Honestly, it is proper daft that so many of us never got taught this. Once you picture it as a hidden, slightly dramatic bit of plumbing and sponge, the world makes a tiny bit more sense. And you might stop thinking one little nub runs the show when the actual orchestra is tucked out of sight, warming up.