Gynecological diagnosis . vestibule, and thehymen. The Mons Veneris.—The mons veneris is the eminence in front ofthe symphysis pubis. It is formed by a collection of subcutaneousfat and is covered with coarse hair, generally of the same color asthe hair of the head. The upper limit of the hair is a horizontalline, differing from the male pubic hair, which is continued up-ward along the linea alba in a V shape. Below, the hair is con-tinuous with the hair on the outer surfaces of the labia majora. The Labia Majora.—These are two thick, parallel folds of skin 388 ANATOMY 389 extending from the m
Gynecological diagnosis . vestibule, and thehymen. The Mons Veneris.—The mons veneris is the eminence in front ofthe symphysis pubis. It is formed by a collection of subcutaneousfat and is covered with coarse hair, generally of the same color asthe hair of the head. The upper limit of the hair is a horizontalline, differing from the male pubic hair, which is continued up-ward along the linea alba in a V shape. Below, the hair is con-tinuous with the hair on the outer surfaces of the labia majora. The Labia Majora.—These are two thick, parallel folds of skin 388 ANATOMY 389 extending from the mons veneris nearly to the anus. They arewider above and grow thinner as they approach the perineumwhere they are lost. Each fold is called a labium ma jus and theopening where the two meet in the middle line is called the pu-dendal slit (rima puclendi). The posterior limit of the slit is atransverse cutaneous fold called the fourchette, the depressionbetween this and the base of the hymen being the fossa f
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