ObstetricsA manual for students and practitioners . orm the hood or prepuce of the clitoris. The in-ferior pair are thin, and form the frenum of the clitoris. In very youngchildren the nymphae project the vulva (Fig. 1, &). 4. The Clitoris is a reddish tubercle situated about half an inch be-hind the anterior commissure of the labia majora. It is made up of theglans clitoridis and the two corpora cavernosa, which are separated fromeach other by a fibrous septum. The nerve-supply is large, and on thisaccount it is supposed to be the chief seat of voluptuousness in thefemale (Fig. 1, d).


ObstetricsA manual for students and practitioners . orm the hood or prepuce of the clitoris. The in-ferior pair are thin, and form the frenum of the clitoris. In very youngchildren the nymphae project the vulva (Fig. 1, &). 4. The Clitoris is a reddish tubercle situated about half an inch be-hind the anterior commissure of the labia majora. It is made up of theglans clitoridis and the two corpora cavernosa, which are separated fromeach other by a fibrous septum. The nerve-supply is large, and on thisaccount it is supposed to be the chief seat of voluptuousness in thefemale (Fig. 1, d). ^ 5. The Vestibule is a triangular surface bounded by the nj^mphae oneither side and the clitoris above (Fig. 1, c). 2—Obs. 17 18 FEMAI^E ORGANS OF GENERATION. 6. The Meatus Uriimrhis is the external orifice of the urethra, and issituated at the base of the vestibule. Immediately below it is a smalltubercle which terminates the superior wall of the vagina. This arrange-ment allows the meatus to be found on examination without exposing ^^rCy. External Organs of (Jeneratii^n ; a, labium inajus; 6, labium minus; c, vestibule aboveurethral orifice; d, glans clitoridis; e, preputium clitoridis ; /, mons veneris. the woman. After confinement, however, the swelling of the partssometimes renders the finding of this tubercle difficult, and makes cathe-t(!rizati()n not easy even though the genitals be exjiosed. For this reasonthe best and projur proc((lurc is to sei>arate the labia with the thumband index finger and introduce the catheter by sight. INTERNAL. 19 Y. The^ Hx/mfM is situated at the orifice of the vagina, and is formedfrom vaginal mucous membrane. It contains a vanable-sized openingthrough which passes the menstrual fluid. After the first labor three orfour eminences are left which are called carunculse myrtiformes. 8. The Vagina is a musculo-membranous canal lying wholly withinthe true pelvis, and extending from the vulvar orifice to the uterus. Itis in relation anteri


Size: 1290px × 1937px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectobstetrics, bookyear1