Female Genitalia

Question 1

what is the function of the labia majora?

Answer 1

conceal female urinary and vaginal openings

Question 2

what is the function of the labia majora?

Answer 2

surround the entrance to the vestibule of the vagina

Question 3

what is concealed under where the labia minora meet?

Answer 3

the head of the clitoris

Question 4

describe bulbospongiosus muscle

Answer 4

• thin tubular muscle

- most posterior fibres of the muscle first meet the external anal sphincter at the perineal body

Question 5

what is the perineal body?

Answer 5

where the most posterior fibres of the bulbospongiosus muscle meet the most anterior fibres of the external anal sphincter

Question 6

what do the bulbospongiosus muscle surround?

Answer 6

surround a large erectile tissue call the bulb of the vestibule

Question 7

describe ischiocavernosus muscle

Answer 7

slender muscle that runs parallel to the ischiopubic ramus

Question 8

what do the ischiocavernosus muscle surround?

Answer 8

the crura of the clitoris

Question 9

what is posterior to the blub of the vestibule?

Answer 9

the greater vestibular gland

Question 10

what is the role of the greater vestibular gland?

Answer 10

produces secretions that lubricate the vaginal opening

Question 11

what are the muscles of the urogenital triangle

Answer 11

• bulbospongiosus
• ischiocavernosus
• external anal sphincter
• deep transverse perineal
• superficial transverse perineal