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flanked on cither sidi^ hy an erertilc l»)(ly, tlie hulhiis vestibuli, and piereed in tlie 

 middle line l»y the urethra (fig. 031, 632). 



Till' labia majora correspond morphologically to the scrotum in the male. 

 Thcv are two folds of integument ahout thi'ce inches in length, continuous ahove 

 the symphysis, witli an eiidncnce called the mons Veneris, and meeting helo^v in 

 a posterior commissure, or fourchette, ahout an inch in front of the anus. Each 

 laliium has two surface's: an outer, })igmcntcd and (;oyered with strong cris]) liairs; 

 an inner, in contact with its fellow, smooth, jtresenting only rudimentary hairs, 

 hut hcset with large sehaccous follicles. 'V\\v. fissure hctween the two lahia, called 

 the rima pudendi, is horizontally placed in the erect posture. 



The structures forming the lal)ia resemble those of the scrotum, hut the dartos 

 is imperfectly developed, and each labium contains a well-defined encapsulated 

 subcutaneous mass of fat, of somewhat ovoid shape, which blends above with the 



Fio. <):{!.— The ^xteunal Genhals ok the Fejiai.k. 



GUNS CUTORIDIS 



MEATUS URINARIUS IN 

 VESTIBULAR SPACE 



CORPUS CLITORIDIS 



LABIUM MAJUS 



LABIUM MINUS 



distal extremity of the round ligament. A similar mass is occasionally found in the 

 male scrotum as a fatty tumour of the cord, and may simulate an inguinal hernia. 



The labia minora, or nymphae, are folds differing from the lid)ia majora in 

 their relatively small size; and in the absence of hairs and fat. The two ])lications 

 unite above, embracing the clitoris and forming the praeputium clitoridis ; below, 

 they diverge and terminate opjiosite to or a little behind the middh' of the rima 

 genitalis. They are smooth and hairless on the surface, usually of a ]iale rose colour, 

 and their free border, whi(Oi projects for a very varial)le distance, is convex and 

 often crenulate<l or lobed. They are usually concealed by the lal)ia majora, except 

 in the fu-tus; but are sometimes largely develo]»ed, and may jirojcct beyond the 

 genital lissure, then assuming a dry ])igmcnted asjiect. The sebaci'ous glands are 

 large and oc(ni]\v both surfaces. They are jtoorly developrd mitil pu))erty. and 

 attain their greatest size and actiyity <luring ])regnancy. 



The vestibule is the space between the laliia minora and the vaginal orifice. 



