Genital Surgery - female genital organs

Which are the basic parts of the external female genital organs?

For your understanding, we refer the basic components of the external female genital organs:

Pubis: The pubic bone forms the anterior part of the pelvic ring created by the hip bones.

Mount of Venus (mons pubis): The mons pubis is a rounded mound of fatty tissue over the pubic bone covered with hair.

Labia majora: The labia majora are two marked longitudinal folds of skin which extend downward and backward from the mount of Venus to merge with the skin of the perineum. They form the lateral boundaries of the vulva and cover with hair during puberty.

Anterior labial commisure: It is the joint of the labia majora located below the mons pubis.

Posterior labial commisure : It is the fine commisure above the perineum.

Fossa of vestibule of vagina (or fossa navicularis): Depression in the vestibule between the vagina and the frenulum labiorum pudendi.

Labia minora: It is also called nympha. The two thin inner folds of skin within the vestibule of the vagina enclosed within the cleft of the labia majora, and extend from the clitoris obliquely downward, laterally, and backward on either side of the vulval vestibule, ending between bottom of the vulval vestibule and the labia majora. These folds are very tender and swell during sexual excitation.

Frenulum clitoridis : (also known as the crus glandis clitoridis) is a frenulum on the under-surface of the clitoral glans, created by the two medial parts of the labia minora. The clitoris is the visible button-like portion is located near the anterior junction of the labia minora, above the opening of the urethra and vagina. The clitoris is known as a pseudo-penis, under developed penis in the fetal stage. The only function of the clitoris is the sexual pleasure due to its more than 8000 nerve endings.
Tiene aproximadamente 8000 terminales nerviosas.

Clitoral hood : Also called preputium clitoridis and clitoral prepuce. It is a fold of skin that surrounds and protects the clitoral glans and has the shape of a hood.

Fourchette of the vulva: The Fourchette of the vulva is the fold of skin that forms the posterior margin of the vulva.

Vulval vestibule (vulvar vestibule): The vulval vestibule is a part of the vulva between labia minora into which the urethral opening and the vaginal opening open.

Clitoral glans: The clitoral glans is an external portion of the clitoris.

Opening to the urethra: Opening of the urethra which carries urine from the bladder to the outside.

Inferior vaginal opening

Hymen: The hymen is a thin fold of mucous membrane which covers the external vaginal opening.
The hymen is a vascularized membrane of elastic tissue that protects women from infection in infants.
It has a central opening which is necessary in order to let out the menstrual flow from uterus. Once the woman has had sex and even after childbirth the remnants of hymen remain present.

Skene´s ducts: Skene´s ducts are the ducts leading from the Skene glands to the surface of the vulva, to the left and right of the urethral opening. The Skene´s glands are the glands that deliver the fluid that emerges during the female orgasm.

Bartholin´s ducts: The Bartholin´s glands are located on either side of the vaginal orifice that secretes lubricating mucus. This fluid lubricated labia during sex activity.

Perineum: The perineum is the area or “floor” of the pelvis cavity. The bony limits of the perineum are the pubic symphysis, in front and the coccyx behind.

Anus: The anus is an opening at the opposite end of human´s digestive tract from the mouth.