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Anatomy and physiology of the vagina and vulva - Coggle Diagram
Anatomy and physiology of the vagina and vulva
Vulva
Definition
The vulva, or pudendum, is the external female genitalia.
Structures of the vulva
The labia minora:
are soft folds of skin within the labia majora. They are soft, shiny, and made up of fat tissue and glands.
The clitoris:
is located at the top of the vulvular cleft, above the urethral opening. It is highly sensitive to touch and is a primary source of pleasurable sensation during sexual activity.
The labia majora:
are 2 elongated, raised folds of pigmented skin that enclose the vulvular cleft.
The urethral meatus:
is the eternal opening of the urethra of urinary bladder and is located below the clitoris within the folds of the labia minora.
The vaginal vestibule:
is situated below the urethral meatus within the labia minora and is the entrance to the vagina.
The perineum:
is a flat muscular surface between the anus and the vagina.
the mons pubis:
is a rounded mound made up of fatty tissue that protects the symphysis pubis. It is covered with pubic hair.
Vagina
It is thin walled and can be distended during birth.
It is highly vascular and has little sensation.
It connect the external and internal female sexual organs.
The anterior and posterior walls of the vagina normally touch each other.
The vagina is a muscular tube lined with membraneous tissue with transverse ridges called rugae.
The fornix (the upper part of the vagina) surrounds the cervix (the inferior part of the uterus).
