Practical human anatomy [electronic resource] : a working-guide for students of medicine and a ready-reference for surgeons and physicians . t its sides. f. Meatus Urinarius.—This, the outlet of the urethra, pre-sents on the median line of the vestibule, anteriorly to its base. g. Vaginal Orifice.—This is located : posteriorly to the ves-tibule ; anteriorly to the posterior commissure of, and betweenthe posterior halves of, the labia majora. It may be occludedby a membrane—the hymen—or rimmed by the remnants ofthe same—the carunculce myrtiformes. FEMALE PEKINEUM. 31 h. Orifices of the Ducts of


Practical human anatomy [electronic resource] : a working-guide for students of medicine and a ready-reference for surgeons and physicians . t its sides. f. Meatus Urinarius.—This, the outlet of the urethra, pre-sents on the median line of the vestibule, anteriorly to its base. g. Vaginal Orifice.—This is located : posteriorly to the ves-tibule ; anteriorly to the posterior commissure of, and betweenthe posterior halves of, the labia majora. It may be occludedby a membrane—the hymen—or rimmed by the remnants ofthe same—the carunculce myrtiformes. FEMALE PEKINEUM. 31 h. Orifices of the Ducts of the Vulvo-Vaginal Glands.— These openings are located exterior to the plane of the hymenor carunculse myrtiformes, upon the internal surfaces of thelabia majora, about opposite the middle of the antero-posteriordiameter of the vaginal orifice. i. The Fourchette.—This is a band of mucous membrane,which bridges between the labia majora, exteriorly to the pos-terior border of the vaginal orifice. j. The Fossa Wavicularis.—This is a depression, locatedbetween the fourchette and the posterior commissure of thelabia Figure 2. moderately the rectum and vagina, by stuffing themwith oakum. Close the labia majora, posterior to the clitoris, by six or eightinterrupted sutures ; also, the anus by two or three sutures. Make the skinincisions 1 2, 3, and 4, indicated in Fig. 2 ; reflect flaps of skin over the tuber-osities of the ischia, pinning them to the thighs. 32 TRUNK. 1. Subcutaneous Tissue.—A plane of subcutaneous tissuepresents as in the male (Plate 6), but containing more fat. Dissection.—Clear the surface of the sphincter ani muscle. Expose thesuperficial perineal artery and nerves in the urethrovaginal region ; also, theinferior pudendal nerve, external to the region. 2. Sphincter Ani Muscle, Plate 13.—The muscle presentsas in the male, except that the muscle mass, constituted bythe right and left halves, is more circular, makin


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