Vagina Flashcards
What does the inferior end of the vagina open in to?
The vestibule
What is the vestibule?
a depression between the labia minor
Which walls of the vagina are in contact?
posterior and anterior
what forms around the cervix?
The vaginal fornices
What is the vagina related to posteriorly?
The base of the bladder and the urethra
What is the vagina related to medially?
The pelvic muscle fascia and ureters
What is the vagina related to anteriorly?
anal canal, rectum and rectouterine pouch
What is the external genitalia of the female?
The vulva
What makes up the vulva?
The external part of the clitoris/the glans clitoris, labia majora and minora, various skin folds, vestibule
Which is the part of the clitoris that is external?
The glans clitoris
What is the prepuce?
The clitoral hood
What is the clitoris a homologue to?
The penis
What is the homologue to the clitoral hood?
The foreskin
The vestibule?
a depression between the labia minora
