Female Genitourinary System Exam Questions
And Correct Answers
External female genital structures Answer Vulva, or pudendum
Mons pubis
Labia majora
Labia minora
Frenulum or fourchette
Clitoris
Vestibule
Urethral meatus
Skene's glands
Vaginal orifice
Hymen
Bartholin's glands
Vulva Answer external genitalia or podenum
Labia majora Answer two rounded folds of adipose tissue extending from the mons
pubis down and around to the perineum.
contain the labia minora
- after puberty hair covers the outer surfaces of the labia, while the inner folds are
smooth and moist and contain sebaceous follicles
labia minora dark folds of skin within the labia majora
- joined in front at the clitoris, where they form a hood or prepuce
,- joined in back by a transverse fold, the frenulum or fourchette
mons pubis - rounded, fatty pad of adipose tissue overlying the symphysis pubis.
after puberty it becomes covered with hair in the shape of an inverted triangle
clitoris - small, pea-shaped erectile body, homologous to the male penis and very
sensitive to tactile stimulation
vestibule - labia structures surround this boatshaped space or cleft
urethral meatus - with the vestibule
many apertures
appears as a depression 2.5cm posterior to the clitoris
Paraurethral glands - Response small and numerous
their ducts are not identifiable but open posterior to the urethra at the 5 and 7 o'clock
positions
vaginal orifice - Response posterior to the urethral meatus, appears as either a thin
median slit or large orifice with irregular edges, depending on presentation of the
membranous hymen
hymen - thin, circular or crescent shaped fold that may cover part of the vaginal orifice
or may be completely absent
vestibular(bartholin) glands - on either side of hymen and posterior to the vaginal office
secrete a clear lubricating mucus during intercourse
-ducts are not visible but open in the groove between labia minora and hymen
, Internal female genetalia - FALLOPIAN TUBE
- FIMBRIA
- OVARY
- UTERUS
- BLADDER
symphysis pubis
mora pubis
clitoris
urethral meatus
labia minora
labia majora
posterior fornix
rectouterine pouch
Os
cervix
anterior fornix
rectors
vagina and ruage
Vagina - Answer flattened tubular canal extending from the orfice up and backward into
the pelvis
rugae - Answer enables the vagina to dilate widely during childbirth
cervix - Answer at the end of the canal
projects into the vagina
smooth and doughnut shape
small circular hole
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