Female Organs of Generation. 



THE External Organs of Generation in the female, are the mons Veneris, the 

 labia majora and minora, the clitoris, the meatus urinarius, and the orifice of 

 the vagina. The term "vulva" or "pudendum," as generally applied, includes 

 all these parts. 



The mons Veneris is the rounded eminence in front of the pubes, formed by a 

 collection of fatty tissue beneath the integument. It surmounts the vulva, and 

 is covered with hair at the time of puberty. 



Fig. 441. The Vulva. External Female Organs of Generation. 



The labia majora are two prominent longitudinal cutaneous folds, extending 

 downwards from the mons Veneris to the anterior boundary of the perineum, 

 and inclosing an elliptical fissure, the common urino-sexual opening. Each 

 labium is formed externally of integument, covered with hair ; internally, of 

 mucous membrane, which is continuous with the genito-urinary mucous tract ; 

 and between the two, of a considerable quantity of areolar tissue, fat, and a 

 tissue resembling the dartos of the scrotum, besides vessels, nerves, and glands. 

 The labia are thicker in front than behind, and joined together at each extre- 



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