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  2. Vulval vestibule - Wikipedia

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    Structures opening in the vulval vestibule are the urethra (urinary meatus), vagina, Bartholin's glands, and Skene's glands. [1]The external urethral orifice is placed about 25–30 millimetres (1–1.2 in) [2] behind the clitoris and immediately in front of that of the vagina; it usually assumes the form of a short, sagittal cleft with slightly raised margins.

  3. Vulva - Wikipedia

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    As a rule, only the external female genitals of placental mammals are referred to as the "vulva", although the term is also used in the scientific literature for functionally comparable structures in other animal groups such as marsupials [176] and roundworms . [177] For comparison, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and monotremes have a cloaca. An ...

  4. Female reproductive system - Wikipedia

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    The human female reproductive system is made up of the internal and external sex organs that function in the reproduction of new offspring. The reproductive system is immature at birth and develops at puberty to be able to release matured ova from the ovaries , facilitate their fertilization , and create a protective environment for the ...

  5. Body orifice - Wikipedia

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    The urinary meatus, for urination in males and females and ejaculation in males; In females, the vagina, for menstruation, copulation and birth; The nipple orifices; Other animals may have some other body orifices: cloaca, in birds, reptiles, amphibians, and a few mammals, such as monotremes. [1] siphon in mollusks, arthropods, and some other ...

  6. Category:Vulva - Wikipedia

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    Female genital procedures (2 C, 44 P) V. Vagina and vulva in art (1 C, 23 P, 1 F) Y. Yonic symbols (1 C, 10 P) ... Urinary meatus; V. Vagina and vulva in art; Vulva ...

  7. Pseudo-penis - Wikipedia

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    The juvenile female fossa's os clitoridis and pseudo-penis shrink as she grows, unlike that of other pseudo-penis species. [ 3 ] The mammalian pseudo-penis appears to be simply for display, though the spotted hyena is an exception: the female spotted hyena urinates, copulates, and gives birth through her pseudo-penis.

  8. Urethra - Wikipedia

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    In the human female, the urethra is about 4 cm long, [10] [12] having 6 mm diameter, [12] and exits the body between the clitoris and the vaginal opening, extending from the internal to the external urethral orifice. The meatus is located below the clitoris.

  9. Mons pubis - Wikipedia

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    For females, the mons pubis forms the anterior and superior portion of the vulva.It divides into the labia majora (literally "larger lips"), on either side of the furrow known as the pudendal cleft that surrounds the rest of the vulvar parts: labia minora, clitoris, urinary meatus, vaginal opening, and vulval vestibule.