Quain's elements of anatomy . ia arc con-nected, by a slight transverse fold {frmmlum ]mdendi), which is fre-quently torn in the first parturition. The space between it and thecommissure has been called/oss« navicular is. Clitoris.—Beneath the anterior commissure, and concealed betweenthe labia, is the clitoris (fig. 603, 19), a small elongated body correspond-ing in conformation and structure to a diminutive penis, but differingin having no corpus spongiosum, nor urethra connected with it below. 700 THE FEMALE EEPRODUCTIVE ORGANS. It consists of two corpora cavernosa, which are attached by cr
Quain's elements of anatomy . ia arc con-nected, by a slight transverse fold {frmmlum ]mdendi), which is fre-quently torn in the first parturition. The space between it and thecommissure has been called/oss« navicular is. Clitoris.—Beneath the anterior commissure, and concealed betweenthe labia, is the clitoris (fig. 603, 19), a small elongated body correspond-ing in conformation and structure to a diminutive penis, but differingin having no corpus spongiosum, nor urethra connected with it below. 700 THE FEMALE EEPRODUCTIVE ORGANS. It consists of two corpora cavernosa, which are attached by crura to therami of the ischium and pubis, and are united together by their flattenedinner surfaces so as to form an incomplete pectin iform septum. Thebody of the clitoris, which is about an inch and a half long, but is hiddenbeneath the mucous membrane, is surmounted by a small glctns, con-sisting of spongy erectile tissue. The glans is imperforate, highlysensitive, and surrounded superiorly by a membranous fold, analogous. V -V t^ r> Sl LJ ..i - K \ / .•* i:; •- its walls turned aside (Sappey). A1, Ovaries ; 2, Fallopian tubes ; 3, 4, 5, their fimbriated extremities (4 points to tlieostium abdominale) ; 6, ovarian fimbria ; 7, ligament of the ovary; 8, 9, broad ligaments;10, uterus; 11, its vaginal portion ; 12, os uteri; 13, lateral and posterior walls of vaginareflected ; 14, its anterior wall; 15, edge of hymen ; 16, orifice of urethra ; 17, vestibule;18, nymphae; 19, clitoris ; 20, labia majora. to the prepuce. There is a small suspensory ligament attached to theupper border, like that of the penis, and in front of this the clitoris isdependent. The two ischio-cavernous muscles, named in the femaleerectores clitoridk, have the same connections as in the male, beinginserted into the crura of the corpora cavernosa. Uymphse.—From the glans and preputial covering of the clitoris EXTEENAL
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