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Vagina and Vestibule - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 08:23, 9 September 2008
, 08:23, 9 September 2008→Vulva
== Vulva ==
== Vulva ==
* Formed by two labia that meet at dorsal and ventral commissures surrounding the vertical vulvar opening.
** Dorsal commissure is rounded.
** Ventral commissure is pointed.
** In the mare the dorsal commissure is pointed and the ventral is rounded.
=== Clitoris ===
* Partial homologue of the penis.
* Located within the ventral commissure of the vulva.
* Can be divided into two parts:
** Body (corpus)
** Glans (glans clitoridis)
* Has left and right crura that attach to the ischiatic arch.
** Crura come together to form the body.
* Lies within a fossa, largely covered by a mucosal fold which is the female equivalent of the prepuce.
* The glans is the only exposed part of the clitoris.
==Histology and Innervation==
==Histology and Innervation==