BIOLOGY 116 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Colposcopy, Uterine Contraction, Libido
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Mons veneris: fatty pad with hair; hair helps vaporize odors from the vagina. Labia majora has hair while labia minora (lots of blood vessels/erotic) doesn"t. Vestibule: left and right labia minora touch each other in the midline, enclosing a space, where within are 3 structures: Prepuce: where labias meet in the front forming the clitoral hood. clitoris, urethral opening, vaginal opening. Erectile tissue within clitoral shaft consists of 2 corpora cavernosa (gets stiff)/ or cavernous bodies, that lie side by side. Erectile tissue within glans consists of a 1 corpus spongiosum, or spongy body. Smegma: ointment like secretions from underside of clitoral hood that lubricate + mix with dead cells and bacteria to become pasty. Hymen: perforated membrane that covers the vaginal opening. Sometimes it"s absent, sometimes breaks during loss of virginity. Bartholin"s glands: lie either side of the vagina, inside labia minora. Secrete fluid prior to orgasm, but don"t play significant lubrication during the vagina.
