Curious about your clit?

My sister recently sent me this link on the hidden anatomy of the clitoris. Turns out it looks more like a cross-section of a lotus flower than the little nubbin we are more familiar with - and - is complete with a sensitive head, foreskin and erectile tissue (reminiscent of it's cellular origin since both male and female genitalia are derived from the same place).

"Humans have been studying one another sexually for thousands upon thousands of years. Yet for all that time spent diligently exploring one another's anatomies, there remain many features of the human form that, until very recently, have gone uncharted . . . We now understand how the erectile tissue of the clitoris engorges and surrounds the vagina – a complete breakthrough that explains how what we once considered to be a vaginal orgasm is actually an internal clitoral orgasm"

I don't think this is really a "breakthrough" as this knowledge has been around for a long time, but this article disseminates it in a particularly concise and accessible manner. I, for one, just learned something new!

http://io9.com/5876335/until-2009-the-human-clitoris-was-an-absolute-mystery?utm_source=io9+Newsletter&utm_campaign=19006e548e-UA-142218-29&utm_medium=email