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The two ejaculatory ducts pass through the prostate gland and join the seminal vesicles to the urethra.
Ejaculatory Ducts
is a chestnut-sized gland that lies just below the bladder. The urethra passes through the center of it, like the hole in a doughnut.
Prostate Gland
two bulbourethral or Cowper’s glands lie beside the prostate gland and empty via short ducts into the urethra.
Bulbourethral Glands
is a hollow tube leading from the base of the bladder, which, after passing through the prostate gland, continues to the outside through the shaft and glans of the penis. It is approximately 8 in (18 to 20 cm) long.
Urethra
(A) Female Internal Structures
Mons Veneris
Labia Minora
Labia Majora
Vestibule
Clitoris
Skene's Glands
Bartholin's Glands
Fourchette
Hymen
(B) Female Internal Structures
Ovaries
Fallopian Tube
Uterus
Breasts
is a pad of adipose tissue located over the symphysis pubis, the pubic bone joint
Mons Veneris
purpose of the mons veneris
to protect the junction of the pubic bone from trauma.
just posterior to the mons veneris spread two hairless folds of connective tissue. these folds are fairly small; by childbearing age, they are firm and full; after menopause, they atrophy and again become much smaller.
Labia Minora
are two folds of adipose tissue covered by loose connective tissue and epithelium that are positioned lateral to the labia minora. Covered by pubic hair, the labia majora serve as protection for the external genitalia and the distal urethra and vagina.
Labia Majora
is the flattened, smooth surface inside the labia. The openings to the bladder (the urethra) and the uterus (the vagina) both arise
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. Is sensitive to touch and temperature and is the center of sexual arousal and orgasm in a woman.
Clitoris
are located just lateral to the urinary meatus, one on each side. Their ducts open into the urethra.
Skene’s glands
Are located just lateral to the vaginal opening on both sides. Their ducts open into the distal vagina.
Bartholin’s glands
Is the ridge of tissue formed by the posterior joining of the two labia minora and the labia majora. This is the structure that is sometimes cut (episiotomy) during childbirth to enlarge the vaginal opening.
Fourchette
Is a tough but elastic semicircle of tissue that covers the opening to the vagina in childhood. It is often torn during the time of first sexual intercourse.
Hymen
Are approximately 4 cm long by 2 cm in diameter and approximately 1.5 cm thick, or the size and shape of almonds. They are grayish white and appear pitted, or with minute indentations on the surface.
Ovaries
arise from each upper corner of the uterine body and extend outward and backward until each open at its distal end, next to an ovary.
are approximately 10 cm long in a mature woman.
to convey the ovum from the ovaries to the uterus and to provide a place for fertilization of the ovum by sperm.
Fallopian Tubes
is a hollow, muscular, pear-shaped organ located in the lower pelvis, posterior to the bladder and anterior to the rectum
Uterus
is the uppermost part and forms the bulk of the organ
Body of the Uterus
