Female External Genitalia

1. labia majora
2. labia minora
3. vestibule of vagina (urogenital sinus)
4. clitoris
5. bulbs of vestibule

Two longitudinal folds of skin.
run downward and backward from mons pubis.
joined anteriorly by anterior labila commissure.
Homologus to scrotum in males.
Outer surface is covered with pigmented skin, and after puberty, labia majora are covered with hair.
contains terminations of round ligaments of uterus.

Hairless; No fat
divided into:
1. upper (lateral)
above clitoris
fuse to form prepuce of clitoris
2. lower (medial)
fuse below clitoris
form the frenulum of clitoris

Space/cleft b/w labia minora
opening for urethra, vagina, and ducts of greater vestibular glands in floor

I. homologous to penis (males).
ii. consists of erectile tissue.
iii. enlarged as a result of engorgement with blood--not perforated by urethra
iv. consists of:
1. Crura (2x)
2. Corpora Cavernosa (2x)
3. Glans
v. no corpus spongiosum
vi. Glans clitoris--derived from corpora cavernosa. vii. Covered by sensistive epithelium.

1. homologue of bulb of penis
2. paired mass of erectile tissue on each side of vaginal orifice
3. covered by bulbospongiosus muscle
4. each bulb is connected to undersurface of clitoris.