. Anatomy, descriptive and surgical. of the corpora cavernosa. Between the clitoris and the entrance of the vaface bounded on each side by the nymphse; this The orifice of the urethra (meatus urinarius)the vestibule, about an inch below the clitoris andsurrounded by a prominent elevation of the mucousurinarius is the orifice of the vagina, an ellipticalthe virgin by a membranous fold, the hymen. The Hymen is a thin semilunar fold of mucous toridis, which are inserted into gina is a triangular smooth sur-is the vestibule,is situated at the back part ofnear the margin of the vagina,membrane. Bel
. Anatomy, descriptive and surgical. of the corpora cavernosa. Between the clitoris and the entrance of the vaface bounded on each side by the nymphse; this The orifice of the urethra (meatus urinarius)the vestibule, about an inch below the clitoris andsurrounded by a prominent elevation of the mucousurinarius is the orifice of the vagina, an ellipticalthe virgin by a membranous fold, the hymen. The Hymen is a thin semilunar fold of mucous toridis, which are inserted into gina is a triangular smooth sur-is the vestibule,is situated at the back part ofnear the margin of the vagina,membrane. Below the meatusaperture, more or less closed in membrane stretched across the 1 The student must bear in mind, that, though in this diagram the vagina is represented as awidely-open tube or canal for the sake of clearness, it is not so in its normal condition, but that, asstated in the text, its walls are ordinarily in contact with each other. The same remark applies tcthe urethra in Fig. 639, p. 956. 978 FEMALE ORGANS OF lower part of the orifice of the vagina, its concave margin being turned upward toward the pubes. Sometimesthis membrane forms a completeseptum across the orifice of thevagina—a condition known asimperforate hymen. Occasion-ally it forms a circular septum,perforated in the centre by around opening ; sometimes it iscribriform, or its free marginforms a membranous fringe, or itmay be entirely absent. It mayalso persist after copulation. Thehymen cannot, consequently, beconsidered as a test of rupture or the rudimentarycondition of the membrane abovereferred to gives rise to thosesmall rounded elevations whichsurround the opening of the va-gina, the carunculce of Bartholine.—Oneach side of the commencementof the vagina is a round or ob-long body, of a reddish-yellowcolor and of the size of a horse-bean, analogous t6 Cowpersgland in the male. It is calledthe gland of Bartholine. Eachgland opens by means of a longsing
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