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level: Anatomy of Female Reproductive System: External

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level questions: Anatomy of Female Reproductive System: External

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Is a pad of adipose tissue located over the symphysis pubis, the pubic bone joint. It is covered by a triangle of coarse, curly hairs.Mons Veneris or Pubis
Mons Pubis: Function: is to _____ the junction of the pubic bone from traumaprotect
Just posterior to the mons veneris spread two hairless folds of connective tissue, the _____labia minora
Labia minora: Before menarche:These folds are fairly small
Labia minora: Childbearing age:They are firm and full
Labia minora: After menopause: ______ and again become much smalleratrophy
Labia minora: Normally the folds arepink
Labia minora: The area is abundant with _____, so localized sebaceous cysts may occur here.Sebaceous glands
Are two folds of adipose tissue covered by loose connective tissue and epithelium that are positioned lateral to the labia minora.Labia majora
Labia majora: Covered by pubic hair, the labia majora serve as _______ for the external genitalia and the distal urethra and vagina.protection
Labia majora: They are fused ______ but separated _______are fused anteriorly but separated posteriorly
Is the flattened, smooth surface inside the labia. The openings to the bladder (the urethra) and the uterus (the vagina) both arise from the ______vestibule
Is a small (approximately 1 to 2 cm), rounded organ of erectile tissue at the forward junction of the labia minora. It is covered by a fold of skin, the prepuce.clitoris
Clitoris: The clitoris is sensitive to touch and temperature and is the center of ___________sexual arousal and orgasm in a woman
Are located just lateral to the urinary meatus, one on each side otherwise known as paraurethral glands Their ducts open into the urethraSkene's gland
Are located just lateral to the vaginal opening on both sides Otherwise known as vulvovaginal glandsBartholin's glands
Bartholin's glands: Secretions from both of these glands help to?lubricate the external genitalia during coitus
Bartholin's glands: The alkaline pH of their secretions helps to improve?Sperm survival in the vagina
Is the ridge of tissue formed by the posterior joining of the two labia minora and the labia majora.Fourchette
fourchette: This is the structure that is sometimes cut (_______) during childbirth to enlarge the vaginal openingepisiotomy
Is a tough but elastic semicircle of tissue that covers the opening to the vagina in childhoodHymen
Hymen: is often torn during the time of?first sexual intercourse
Anatomy of Female Reproductive System: External:1. Mons Veneris or pubis 2. Labia Minora 3. Labia Majora 4. Vestibule 5. Clitoris 6. Skene's glands 7. Bartholin's glands 8. Fourchette 9. Hymen