Structure Flashcards
a rounded mass of fatty tissue situated over the pubic bone
Mons pubis
consists of the external genital organs
Vulva
two prominent longitudinal cutaneous folds that extend downward and backward from the mons pubis to the perineum.
Labia majora
two flaps of skin on either side of the human vaginal opening, situated between the labia majora (outer labia, or outer lips).
Labia minora
: a female sexual organ that is small, sensitive, and located on the outside of the body in front of the opening of the vagina
Clitoris
the external opening of the urethra, from which urine is ejected during urination. It is placed about 2.5 cm behind the glans clitoridis and immediately in front of that of the vagina; it usually assumes the form of a short, sagittal cleft with slightly raised margins.
To its left and right are the openings of the Skene’s ducts.
Urethral orifice
Definitions:
1. the narrowest portion of the vaginal canal, in the floor of the vestibule posterior to the urethral orifice.
Vaginal introitus/orifice
glands located on the anterior wall of the vagina, around the lower end of the urethra. They drain into the urethra and near the urethral opening. These glands are surrounded with tissue (which includes the part of the clitoris) that reaches up inside the vagina and swells with blood during sexual arousal.
Skene’s glands
are two pea sized compound racemose glands[2] located slightly posterior and to the left and right of the opening of the vagina. They secrete mucus to lubricate the vagina and are homologous to bulbourethral glands in males. However, while Bartholin’s glands are located in the superficial perineal pouch in females, bulbourethral glands are located in the deep perineal pouch in males. Their duct length is 1.5 to 2.0 cm and open into navicular fossa.[2] The ducts are paired and open on the surface of the vulva. the two external openings of the Bartholin’s ducts are often invisible to the naked human eye.
Bartholin’s glands
an ovum-producing reproductive organ, often found in pairs as part of the vertebrate female reproductive system.
Ovaries
two very fine tubes lined with ciliated epithelia, leading from the ovaries of female mammals into the uterus, via the utero-tubal junction.
Fallopian tubes
a female reproductive organ located between the bladder and the rectum, in the pelvic area. It has three layers: the inner lining (endometrium); the middle muscular layer (myometrium); and the outer layer (perimetrium). The uterus is connected to the fallopian tubes, the cervix and (via the cervix) the vagina. The main purpose is to nourish a fetus prior to birth. In menstruating females, the ovaries release eggs which travel via the fallopian tubes to the uterus. If fertilised, the eggs will bind themselves to the wall of the uterus and the fetus will develop. designed to nourish and protect the fetus until birth. The myometrium layer is designed to assist with labor in pushing the baby out of the uterus via the cervix and vagina. The serosa layer is designed to allow the uterus to move in the pelvic and abdominal areas as required, without damaging other organs or allowing the uterus to be damaged in turn.
Uterus
lies between the uterus and vagina. It has a central canal and an internal and external opening, and is between two and three centimetres long. The ectocervix refers to the outer part of the cervix, and has an epithelia that changes from a layer of column-type cells to multiple layers of flat cells over time. Because of this change, known as metaplasia, this part of the cervix is at increased risk of cancer.
Cervix
a fibromuscular elastic tubular tract (passage) which is a sex organ and mainly functions for the facilitation of sexual intercourse and childbirth.
Vagina
