Female Genitalia Structure Flashcards
vulva
entire external genital area in a woman
mons veneris (Mons)
- fatty tissue covered by skin and pubic hair
- contains many nerve endings
labia majora (outer lips)
- padded with fatty tissue
- partially covered with hair
labia minora (inner lips)
- hairless
- twin folds of skin
clitoral hood (prepuce)
hood that covers the clitoris
clitoris
-made up of spongy tissue
-internal and external portions
+glans: small, pearl sized knob, visible portion
+shaft: about 1 inch in length, runs upwards from the glans under the clitoral hood
vaginal opening (introitus)
entrance to the vagina
hymen
incomplete/perforated membrane
perineum
hairless strip of skin
PC (pubococcygeous) muscle
underlies/supports pelvic organs
vagina
- vaginal walls highly elastic
- consists of 3 layers: mucosa, intermediate muscular, fimbro-elastic
Grafenberg Spot (G-spot)
may be remnant of the prostate gland
cervix
-separates the uterus from the vagina
-holds the fetus in the unterus until delivery
-the Os
+constricted opening of the cervix that connects the vagina to a short canal opening into the uterus
uterus (womb_
-small, hollow, upside-down pear shaped organ
-three layers
+endometrium- inter lining, sheds during menstruation, where fertilized egg implants
+myometrium - middle muscular wall, composed primarily of smooth muscle, contracts during birth
+peremetrium- outer tough stretchable tissue, separates the uterus from pelvic cavity, protects fetus
oviducts (Fallopian Tubes)
- ~4 inches long
- about the diameter os a piece of spaghetti
