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| two prominent longitudinal cutaneous folds which extend downward and backward from the mons pubis to the perineum and form the lateral boundaries of the pudendal cleft |
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| two longitudinal cutaneous folds on the human vulva |
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| a fold of skin that surrounds and protects the clitoral glans |
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| the most sensitive erogenous zone of the female, the stimulation of which may produce sexual excitement and clitoral erection |
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| part of the vulva between the labia minora into which the urethral opening and the vaginal opening open |
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| external opening of the urethra, from which urine is ejected during urination. |
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| median slit below and behind the opening of the urethra |
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| Membrane that surrounds or partly covers the vaginal opening |
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| The transverse ridges on the mucous membrane lining the vagina. They allow the vagina to stretch during childbirth |
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| a fibromuscular tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body in female |
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Deepest portions of the vagina
Fornix:
(1) Posterior-the larger recess, behind the cervix
(2) Anterior - front
(3) Lateral - sides |
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| major female hormone-responsive reproductive sex organ |
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| top portion, opposite from the cervix. |
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| the part of the uterus above the isthmus, comprising about two thirds of the nonpregnant organ |
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narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
During menstruation the cervix stretches open slightly to allow the endometrium to be shed.
During orgasm, the cervix convulses and the external os dilates, this behavior would tend to draw semen in the vagina into the uterus |
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| the spindle-shaped, flattened canal of the cervix, the neck of the uterus. |
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| vaginal opening of the uterus |
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inner membrane of the mammalian uterus.
functions as a lining for the uterus, preventing adhesions between the opposed walls of the myometrium
During ministration it grows to a thick, blood vessel-rich, glandular tissue layer. |
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Uterine Tube
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| Two very fine tubes leading from the ovaries to the uterus. |
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Uterine Tube
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| find the oocyte after ovulation. |
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| fringe of tissue around the ostium of the Fallopian tube |
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the second portion of the uterine tube. It is an intermediate dilated portion, which curves over the ovary.
Most common site for fertilization |
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| the narrower, thicker-walled portion of the uterine tube closest to the uterus. |
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ovum-producing reproductive organ
they are both gonads and endocrine glands
secrete both estrogen and progesterone. |
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