External Female Genitalia, or Vulva

Question 1

What is the Vulva ?

Answer 1

The entire external genital area in a woman

Question 2

Mons veneris (mons)

Answer 2

fatty tissue covered with skin and pubic hair; it acts as a cushion during sex, and pubic hair helps to vaporize odors

Question 3

Introitus (vaginal opening)

Answer 3

Varies in appearance among girls and women; in newborn girls is it usually covered w/ thin membrane of skin called the hymen

Question 4

Where is the Urethral opening located in girls

Answer 4

Located between the introitus and the clitoris is the passageway for excretion of urine.

Question 5

Labia majora (outer lips)

Answer 5

two folds of skin that are extended down from the mons on either side of of the vulva.

Question 6

Labia Minora (inner lips)

Answer 6

thin folds of hairless skin between the two labia majora; meet at front of clit hood and enclose the vestibule space
-contain sebaceous glands

Question 7

-vestibule

Answer 7

clit, urethral opening, and vag opening

Question 8

Clit is a complex organ consisting of

Answer 8

a glans, shaft, and vaginal opening

Question 9

What are the internal portions of the clit?

Answer 9

the crura, and vestibular bulbs

Question 10

Only known function of the clit is

Answer 10

sexual arousal and pleasure - erection can be a sign of arousal

Question 11

Grafenberg spot (G Spot)

Answer 11

dime to quarter size spot in the lower third of anterior vaginal wall (2-3 in up), just past the pubic bone