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Vulva
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Vulva
Definition
The external portion of female genital anatomy, the vulva—also known as the pudendum—protects a woman’s sexual organs, urethra, vestibule and vagina
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Structures
Mons pubis – a subcutaneous fat pad located anterior to the pubic symphysis. It formed by the fusion of the labia majora.
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Libia minora
They fuse anteriorly to form the hood of the clitoris and extend posteriorly either side of the vaginal opening.
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Bartholin’s glands – secrete lubricating mucus from small ducts during sexual arousal. They are located either side of the vaginal orifice.
Clitoris – located under the clitoral hood. It is formed of erectile corpora cavernosa tissue, which becomes engorged with blood during sexual stimulation.
Blood supply
:The arterial supply to the vulva is from the paired internal and external pudendal arteries (branches of the internal iliac artery and femoral artery, respectively).
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Never supply
Anterior – ilioinguinal nerve, genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve
Posterior – pudendal nerve, posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh.
The clitoris and the vestibule also receive parasympathetic innervation from the cavernous nerves – derived from the uterovaginal plexus.
REFERENCES
SELLERS Midwifery Second Edition, Pauline McCall Sellers, Joan Dippenaar and Dicky da Serra, 2012, 37
Original Author(s): Louisa Thompson
Last updated: August 15, 2020
teach me anatomy.info/pelvic/femalegenitalia/
Mark Gurarie
Updated on June 06, 2020
Medically reviewed by Rochelle Collins, DO
health line.com/femalegenitalia
Location
vulva and labia form the entrance, and the cervix of the uterus protrudes into the vagina, forming the interior end