female reproductive system pt.1

1. Mons veneris ( pubis)

2. Labia Majora

3. Labia Minora

4. Clitoris

5. Bulb of the Vestibule

6. Urethral meatus

7. Paraurethral Glands (Skene’s Gland)

8. Hymen

9. Perineum

External Female Reproductive Organs includes:

External Female Reproductive Organs

Collectively known as the Vulva or Pudendum.

MONS VENERIS

Rounded, soft, fullness over the symphysis pubis

MONS VENERIS

Covered with coarse dark hair during functional years and things after Menopause.

LABIA MAJORA

2 fatty tissue containing folds of skin that extend downward from the Mons Veneris around the external vaginal opening terminating in the Perineum

Mons Veneris ; Perineum

In LABIA MAJORA, 2 fatty tissue containing folds of skin that extend downward from the _____ around the external vaginal opening terminating in the ____

LABIA MINORA

Narrow folds of skin and fibrous-areolar tissue extending from the Clitoris to the fourchette

Fourchette

The line of convergence of the Labia Majora and Minora

Episiotomy

It is also known as perineotomy

Episiotomy

is a surgical incision of the perineum and the posterior vaginal wall generally done by a midwife or obstetrician.

Episiotomy

is usually performed during the second stage of labor to quickly enlarge the opening for the baby to pass through.

CLITORIS

Homologous to the Penis.

CLITORIS

Erectile organ fixed beneath the arc of the pubis

CLITORIS

it is above the Urethral Meatus.

CLITORIS

Highly sensitive to temperature, touch and pressure sensation.

CLITORIS

Serves as a landmark in locating the Urethral meatus for female catheterization

BULBS OF THE VESTIBULE

Paired elongated masses of Erectile tissue.

BULBS OF THE VESTIBULE

it is located at the sides of the Vaginal orifice.

URETHRAL MEATUS

Pink, reddened, slit like opening.

URETHRAL MEATUS

Marks the terminal or distal Urethra.

PARAURETHRAL GLANDS (SKENE’S GLANDS)

2 very short tubular structures.

PARAURETHRAL GLANDS (SKENE’S GLANDS)

Located posterolateral inside the Urethral Meatus.

PERINEUM

Diamond shape is medial to the thighs and Buttocks of both males and females

PERINEUM

It contains the external Genitalia and Anus

PERINEUM

Interwoven and superimposed on each other.

PERINEUM

Full dilatation of the birth canal during delivery.

• Transverse

• Bulbocavernosus

• Sphincter ani externus

• Levator ani

• Perineal

Several muscles of the perineum includes: