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Encyclopedia > Frenulum labiorum pudendi

In female human anatomy, the frenulum labiorum pudendi (aka. the fourchette) is a frenulum where the labia minora meet at the back. Human anatomy or anthropotomy is a special field within anatomy. ... A frenulum (or frenum) is a small fold of tissue that prevents an organ in the body from moving too far. ... A labium (plural is labia) is any of four folds of tissue of the female external genitalia. ...


The fourchette may be torn during delivery due to the sudden stretching of the vulval orifice. To prevent this tearing in a haphazard manner, obstetricians and midwives may give an episiotomy, which is a deliberate cut made in the perineum starting from the fourchette downwards. Childbirth in a hospital. ... Labeled picture of external human female reproductive anatomy. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Midwifery is a blanket term used to describe a number of different types of health practitioners, other than doctors, who provide prenatal care to expecting mothers, attend the birth of the infant and provide postnatal care to the mother and infant. ... Medio-lateral episiotomy as baby crowns. ... The muscles of the male perineum In anatomy, the perineum is the region between the genital area and the anus in both sexes. ...


The fourchette may also be torn in acts of sex wherein forced entry occurs such as rape. When the fourchette gets torn the bleeding which ensues, sometimes requires surgical suturing for containment. A set of stitches in a persons left arm. ...


The area where the labia minora meet at the back is called the posterior commisure of the labia minora.



Fourchette is also a technical term for a type of dessert fork. A fork is a tool consisting of a handle with several narrow tines (usually two to four) on one end. ...


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Frenulum (257 words)
A frenulum (or frenum) is a small fold of tissue that prevents an organ in the body from moving too far.
The word frenulum on its own is often used for the frenulum preputii penis, which is an elastic band of tissue under the glans penis that connects to the prepuce and helps contract the prepuce over the glans.
The condition in which the frenum (frenulum) of the penis is short and restricts the movement of the prepuce.
XI. Splanchnology. 3d. 5. The External Organs. Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body. (866 words)
1171) of the female are: the mons pubis, the labia majora et minora pudendi, the clitoris, the vestibule of the vagina, the bulb of the vestibule, and the greater vestibular glands.
The Mons Pubis (commissura labiorum anterior; mons Veneris), the rounded eminence in front of the pubic symphysis, is formed by a collection of fatty tissue beneath the integument.
The Labia Majora (labia majora pudendi) are two prominent longitudinal cutaneous folds which extend downward and backward from the mons pubis and form the lateral boundaries of a fissure or cleft, the pudendal cleft or rima, into which the vagina and urethra open.
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