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between the bladder and vagina being called the vesico- vaginal, 

 and that between the urethra and vagina the urethro-vaginal, 

 septum. 



Structure. — The vagina is made up of three coats : an outer, 

 fibrous ; middle, muscular ; and inner, mucous, which in the 

 ordinary contracted state is thrown into fold, sits anterior and 

 posterior walls being in contact. The muscular coat increases 

 during pregnancy, and the mucous coat, because of the transverse 



PREPUCE OF. 



CLITORIS 



CLANS CLI 



TORIOIS 



Fig. 207. — Sagittal Section of the Vagina and Neighboring Parts. 



(Gerrish.) 



folds, or rugae, allow of dilatation of the canal during labor and 

 birth. 



THE EXTERNAL ORGANS 



As previously stated the external organs of generation are 

 grouped under the name of vulva or pudendum and include the 

 following : — 



1. Mons Veneris 4. The Clitoris 



2. Labia Majora 5. The H^men 



3. Labia ^Minora 



G. Glands 



A'ulvo-vaginal 

 Urethral 



Mons Veneris. — The mons Veneris is an eminence situated in 

 front of the pubic bones. It consists of areolar, adipose, and 

 fibrous tissue covered with skin and after puberty with hair. 



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