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== Vulva ==
== Vulva ==
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* Formed by two labia that meet at dorsal and ventral commissures surrounding the vertical vulvar opening.
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** Dorsal commissure is rounded.
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** Ventral commissure is pointed.
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** In the mare the dorsal commissure is pointed and the ventral is rounded.
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=== Clitoris ===
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* Partial homologue of the penis.
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* Located within the ventral commissure of the vulva.
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* Can be divided into two parts:
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** Body (corpus)
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** Glans (glans clitoridis)
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* Has left and right crura that attach to the ischiatic arch.
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** Crura come together to form the body.
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* Lies within a fossa, largely covered by a mucosal fold which is the female equivalent of the prepuce.
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* The glans is the only exposed part of the clitoris.
==Histology and Innervation==
==Histology and Innervation==
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