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Clitoris
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|ISBN=978-1-111-83581-1
|pages=110–111, 252
}}</ref> In humans and other mammals, it develops from an outgrowth in the embryo called the genital tubercle. Initially undifferentiated, the tubercle develops into either a [[penis ]] or a clitoris during the development of the reproductive system depending on exposure to androgens (which are primarily male hormones). The clitoris is a complex structure, and its size and sensitivity can vary. The glans (head) of the human clitoris is roughly the size and shape of a pea and is estimated to have about 8,000 sensory nerve endings.<ref name=WP/><ref name="Caroll2012"/>
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Clitoral hood]]
* [[Sex Education: the missing chapter]]
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