Female reproductive manual Flashcards
Also known as pendulum
Vulva
Boundaries of the vulva
Anterior- mons pubis
Posterior- rectum
Lateral- genitocrural
Vulva is covered entirely by
Cornified stratified squamous epithelium
Superior and anterior to the symphisis pubis
Mons pubis
Escutcheon or hair pattern
Women- triangular
Men- diamond
Measure of labiamajora
7-8cm in length
2-3cm in width
Labia majora are two large cutaneous folds of
Adipose and fibrous tissue
Pigmented and covered withhair follicle
Outer convex surface
Lack of hair follicles but has many sebaceous glands
Inner convex surface
Labia majora homologous
Scrotum
Also known as nymphae
Labia minora
Two small pinkish to reddish cutaneous folds between the labia majora and vaginal orifice
Labia minora
They divide anteriorly at the clitoris to form
Prepuce superiorly
Frenelum inferiorly
Labia minora is composed of dense connective tissue with
Erectile tissue and elastic fibers
Labia minora is lesskeratinized with many sebaceous glands but lacking of
Hair follicle and eccrine glands
Labia minora homologous
Penile urethra
Thin membranous at the entrance of the vagina
Hymen
Hymen is covered by
Stratified squamous epithelium
Fibrous tissue
Small blood vessels
Remnants of hymen
Carunculae myrtiformes
Short cylindrical erectile organ at the superior portion of thevestibule
Clitoris
Measurement of clitoris
1.5-2cm length
Less than 1cm in diameter
Clitoris is composed of______ which attach to the __________ of symphis pubis.
Crura
Periosteum
The body of clitoris has two cylindrical ____________ that function as erectile tissue
Corpus cavernosa
Distal 1/3 of the clitoris
Glans
Clitoris homologous
Penis
Cleft between the labia minora that is visualized when the labia are held apart
Vestibule
Vestibule extends from______ to the ________
Clitoris
Posterior fourchette
Structures that open to the vestibule are
External urethral meatus
Vaginal orifice
Ducts of bartholins gland
Skenes gland
Periurethral glands
Measurement of urethra in female
3.5-5cms in lenght
Mucosa of proximal two thirds of urethra is composed of
Stratified squamous epithelium
Mucosa of distal 1/3 of urethra is composed of
Stratified squamous epithelium
Branched tubular glands adjacent to the distal urethra
Skenes ot araurethral glands
Skenes gland are homologous to the
Prostate
Bartholins gland are located at about ________________ of theposterolateral aspect of the vaginal orifice
4andf 8 oclok
Lining epithelium of bartholins
Transitional epithelium
Bartholins open into the groove between
Hymen and abia minora
Bartholins homologous
Cowpers gland ir bulbourethral gland
Two erectile tissues on either sides of the vaginal orifice
Vestibular bulbs
Distal ends of vestibular bulbs is adjacent to
Bartholins gland
Homologous of vestibular bulb
Bulb of the penis
Measurement of vagina
8 cm in length