Clitoral erection
![Vulva, not aroused (left), aroused (right)](/Images/godic/202501/05/Female_sexual_arousal1926.JPG")
![The internal anatomy of the human vulva, with the clitoral hood and labia minora indicated as lines.](/Images/godic/202501/05/Clitoris_inner_anatomy1926.png")
Clitoral erection is a physiological phenomenon where the clitoris becomes enlarged and firm. Clitoral erection is the result of a complex interaction of psychological, neural, vascular and endocrine factors, and is usually, though not exclusively, associated with sexual arousal.