A nurse's handbook of obstetrics, for use in training-schools . Ill The Female Organs of Generation The female organs of generation are divided into twogroups, the external and the internal, which are connected by thevagina. The external organs, taken as a whole (Fig. 8), constitutethe vulva, and consist of—. Fig. 8.—External organs of generation. A, A, labia majora; B, B, labia minora,C, meatus urinarius; D, clitoris; E, mons veneris; F, perineum ; ; H, entrance tovagina. The mons veneris, a firm, cushion-like formation coveredwith hair and lying directly over the symphysis pubis. The l
A nurse's handbook of obstetrics, for use in training-schools . Ill The Female Organs of Generation The female organs of generation are divided into twogroups, the external and the internal, which are connected by thevagina. The external organs, taken as a whole (Fig. 8), constitutethe vulva, and consist of—. Fig. 8.—External organs of generation. A, A, labia majora; B, B, labia minora,C, meatus urinarius; D, clitoris; E, mons veneris; F, perineum ; ; H, entrance tovagina. The mons veneris, a firm, cushion-like formation coveredwith hair and lying directly over the symphysis pubis. The labia majora, or greater lips, made up of adipose tissue (fat) and covered externally with skin and hair and internally with mucous membrane. They begin in the median line at the lower border of the mons veneris and extend downward and 28 THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 29 backward, on either side, to meet at a point termed the four-chette, which is almost invariably torn at the first labor. The labia minora, or lesser lips, lie entirely within the vulva,except in the case of infants and of women who have borne chil-dren or are much emaciated. They are covered entirely withmucous membrane, and their upper extremities are divided intotwo parts, one passing above and one below (and so forming ahood fo
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