NURS 3120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Labia Majora, Mons Pubis, Clitoral Hood
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External genitalia, referred to as vulva: mons pubis. Adipose tissue covered with hair: labia majora. Tissue folds that extend downward from mons, surround vestibule, and meet at perineum: labia minora. Lie inside majora, are darker, smooth, hairless folds, divided into medial and lateral. Medial: meet superior to clitoris and prepuce to form clitoral hood. Lateral: meet inferior to clitoris to form frenulum, clitoris. Small, cylindric bud or erectile tissue that is primary center of sexual stimulation: prepuce, vaginal vestibule. Between labia minora and contains from vagina: vaginal orifice, perineum. Hymenal tissue: fold of mucous membrane separating external genitalia. Bartholin"s and skene"s glands: open into vestibule and secrete lubrication. Triangular shaped area between vaginal opening and anus: pelvic floor. Muscles forming a suspended sling that supports pelvic contents. Attaches to various points on bony pelvis and form functional sphincters for vagina, rectum, and urethra.
