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Salpingectomy or removal of the tubes is the commonest 

 operation after that for appendicitis. Cancer of the 

 uterus may necessitate panhystercctomy or removal of 

 the uterus and all its appendages. 



The external genitalia in the female, as in the male, 

 are situated over the pubic arch. They are known as 



FIG. 67. Virginal vulva. (Modified from Tarnief.) 1, labia majora; 2, 

 fourchet; 3, labia minora; 4, glans clitoridis; 5, meatus urinarius; 6, vestibule; 7. 

 entrance to the vagina; 8, hymen; 9, orifice of Bartholin's gland; 10, anterior 

 commissure of labia majora; 11, anus; 12, blind recess; 13, fossa navicularis; 

 14, body of clitoris. 



the vulva and include the mons Veneris, the labia ma- 

 jora and minora, the vaginal orifice, the clitoris, and the 

 meatus urinarius. 



The mons Veneris is a rounded eminence composed 

 of fatty tissue, which surmounts the pubic bones and 

 is covered with hair at puberty. From it two promi- 

 nent longitudinal folds of skin, covered with hair on 

 the outside, the labia majora, extend backward, form- 



