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Female External Genitalia Flashcards

1
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What are the female external genitalia?

A
  • mons pubis
  • labia majora
  • labia minora
  • vestibule
  • clitoris
  • bulb of the vestibule
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What is the vulva?

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the female genitalia collectively

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What is the mons pubis?

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  • a rounded elevation anterior to the pubic symphysis

- it contains fat

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What are the labia majora?

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  • two elongated folds which run downward and backward from the mons pubis
  • homologous to the scrotum
  • contain fat and the terminal portion of the round ligament
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What is the pudendal cleft?

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narrow slit between the labia majora containing the labia minora and vestibule

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What is the anterior labial commissure?

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where the labia majora meet anteriorly

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What is the posterior labial commissure?

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  • depression where labia majora approach each other (but do not meet) posteriorly
  • overlies the perineal body
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8
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What are covered with hair after puberty?

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  • mons pubis

- labia majora

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What are the labia minora?

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  • two small folds which lie medial to the labia majora
  • anteriorly, each divides into lateral and medial parts
  • posteriorly, they fuse to form the frenulum of the labia minora (fourchette)
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What do the lateral parts of the labia minora form?

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they fuse to form the prepuce of the clitoris

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What do the medial parts of the labia minora form?

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they fuse to form the frenulum of the clitoris

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What is the vestibule?

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the cleft between the labia minora

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What openings does the vestibule contain?

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  • urethra
  • vagina
  • greater vestibular glands
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What is the hymen?

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a membranous crescentic fold which partially closes the opening of the vagina into the vestibule in virgins

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What is the clitoris?

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  • homologous to the penis

- consists primarily of erectile tissue

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16
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What are the parts of the clitoris?

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  • crura of clitoris (paired)
  • corpora cavernosa of clitoris (paired)
  • glans clitoris
17
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What are the crura of the clitoris covered by?

A

the ischiocavernosus muscle

18
Q

Does the clitoris have a corpus spongiosum or transmit the urethra?

A

no

19
Q

Which part of the clitoris is highly sensitive?

A

the glans

20
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What is the bulb of the vestibule?

A

paired elongated masses of erectile tissue which surround the vestibule

21
Q

What covers the bulb of the vestibule?

A

they are covered by the bulbospongiousus

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