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The vagina, (from Latin, literally "sheath" or "scabbard" ) is the tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body in female placental mammals and marsupials, or to the cloaca in female birds, monotremes, and some reptiles. Female insects and other invertebrates also have a vagina, which is the terminal part of the oviduct. The proper (though rarely used) plural is vaginae. Image File history File links Fem_isa_2. ...
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The word sheath has a number of related meanings in English. ...
A scabbard is a sheath for holding a sword. ...
Embryology is the branch of developmental biology that studies embryos and their development. ...
The urogenital sinus (also known as the persistent cloaca) is a part of the human body while it is an embryo. ...
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Latin is an ancient Indo-European language. ...
The word sheath has a number of related meanings in English. ...
A scabbard is a sheath for holding a sword. ...
A right circular cylinder In mathematics, a cylinder is a quadric, i. ...
The uterus or womb is the major female reproductive organ of most mammals, including humans. ...
Eutheria is a classification system nearly synonymous with Placentalia. ...
Orders Superorder Ameridelphia Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Superorder Australidelphia Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Marsupials are mammals in which the female typically has a pouch (called the marsupium, from which the name Marsupial derives) in which it rears its young through early infancy. ...
In zoological anatomy, a cloaca is the posterior opening that serves as the only such opening for the intestinal, urinary, and genital tracts of certain animal species. ...
Orders Many - see section below. ...
Families †Kollikodontidae Ornithorhynchidae - Platypus Tachyglossidae - Echidnas †Steropodontidae Monotremes (monos, single + trema, hole; refers to the cloaca) are mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young like marsupials (Metatheria) and placental mammals (Eutheria). ...
Orders Procolophonia (extinct) Testudines Araeoscelidia (extinct) Avicephala (extinct) Younginiformes (extinct) Sauropterygia Ichthyosauria (extinct) Placodontia (extinct) Nothosauria (extinct) Plesiosauria (extinct) Sphenodontia Squamata Prolacertiformes (extinct) Archosauria Crurotarsi Order Aetosauria Order Phytosauria Order Rauisuchia Order Crocodilia Ornithodira Pterosauria (extinct) Marasuchus (extinct) Dinosauria (extinct) Order Saurischia Order Ornithischia Reptiles are tetrapods and amniotes, animals...
Classes & Orders See taxonomy Insects are invertebrate animals of the Class Insecta, the largest and (on land) most widely-distributed taxon within the phylum Arthropoda. ...
Invertebrate is a term coined by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck to describe any animal without a spinal column. ...
In oviparous animals (those that lay eggs), the passage from the ovaries to the outside of the body is known as the oviduct. ...
Anatomy
 Schematic frontal view of female anatomy. The human vagina is an elastic muscular tube projecting inside a female. It is usually slightly shorter and thinner than an average male penis, at about 4 inches (100 mm) long and 1 inch (25 mm) in diameter (although there is wide variation from woman to woman) but its elasticity causes it to be able to accept larger penises. It connects the vulva at the outside to the cervix of the uterus on the inside. If the woman stands upright, the vaginal tube points in an upward-backward direction and forms an angle of slightly more than 45 degrees with the uterus. The vaginal opening is at the back (caudal) end of the vulva, behind the opening of the urethra. Above the vagina is Mons Veneris. The inside of the vagina is usually pink, as with all internal mucous membranes in mammals. Schematic drawing of female reproductive organs, frontal view. ...
Schematic drawing of female reproductive organs, frontal view. ...
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Labeled picture of external human female reproductive anatomy. ...
Schematic frontal view of female anatomy The cervix (from Latin neck) is the lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina. ...
The uterus or womb is the major female reproductive organ of most mammals, including humans. ...
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In zootomy, several terms are used to describe the location of organs and other structures in the body of bilateral animals. ...
Female anatomy In anatomy, the urethra is a tube which connects the urinary bladder to the outside of the body. ...
In human anatomy, the mons veneris (Latin, mound of Venus), is the soft mound of flesh just over the vulva in females (more generally in mammals it is called the mons pubis), raised above the surrounding area due to a pad of fat lying just beneath it. ...
In common speech, the term "vagina" is often used to refer to the vulva or female genitals generally; strictly speaking the vagina is a specific internal structure and the vulva is the exterior genitalia only. The labia and other parts would be considered parts of the vagina as well in its common usage.
Length, width and shape of the vagina may vary. When a woman gives birth and during sexual intercourse, the vagina widens and lengthens up to 2-3 times. A pair of lions copulating in the Maasai Mara, Kenya. ...
Vaginal lubrication is provided by the Bartholin's glands near the vaginal opening and the cervix and also seeps through the vaginal wall (which does not contain any glands). Vaginal lubrication is the naturally produced lubricating fluid that reduces friction during sexual intercourse. ...
The Bartholins glands (also called Bartholin glands or greater vestibular glands) are two glands located slightly below and to the left and right of the opening of the vagina in women. ...
The hymen—a membrane situated behind the urethral opening—partially covers the vagina in many organisms, including some human females, from birth until it is ruptured by sexual intercourse, or by any number of other activities including medical examinations, injury, certain types of exercise, introduction of a foreign object, etc. However, it should be noted that sexual intercourse does not always cause the hymen to be broken, and so (for example) it is not true that a woman with an intact hymen must be a virgin. Illustration of the female sex organs with hymen The hymen (or maidenhead) is a membranous tissue structure that partially or completely obstructs the vaginal opening. ...
The mucous membranes (or mucosae; singular: mucosa) are linings of ectodermic origin, covered in epithelium, and are involved in absorption and secretion. ...
Female anatomy In anatomy, the urethra is a tube which connects the urinary bladder to the outside of the body. ...
Trinomial name Homo sapiens sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Humans, or human beings, are bipedal primates belonging to the mammalian species Homo sapiens (Latin for wise man or knowing man) under the family Hominidae (the great apes). ...
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Functions of the vagina From a biological perspective, the vagina performs the following functions: Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1077x1011, 266 KB) Summary This photograph was taken by me using a Fuji FinePix 4700 digital camera on Jan 15 2000. ...
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- Providing a path for menstrual fluids to leave the body.
- Sexual activity
- Giving birth
The menstrual cycle is the periodic change in a womans body that occurs every month between puberty and menopause and that relates to reproduction. ...
Menstruation The vagina provides a path for menstrual fluids to leave the body. In modern societies, tampons, menstrual cups and sanitary towels may be used to absorb or capture these fluids. The menstrual cycle is the periodic change in a womans body that occurs every month between puberty and menopause and that relates to reproduction. ...
A tampon is a plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid. ...
A menstrual cup is a type of cup or barrier worn by a woman inside her vagina during menstruation to collect menstrual fluid. ...
A sanitary towel (U.K.) or sanitary napkin (U.S.) is an absorbent piece of material worn by a woman while she is menstruating, to absorb the flow of blood from the vagina. ...
Sexual activity The concentration of the nerve endings that lie particularly close to the mouth of a woman's vagina can bring her pleasurable sensations during sexual activity, when she is stimulated in a way that she enjoys, possibly culminating in an orgasm. This activity may include heterosexual intercourse, during which her partner’s penis is placed within her vagina. During intercourse, her vagina’s heat, pressure, and friction on the man’s penis excite him, typically resulting in his orgasm and ejaculation, which can in turn lead to fertilization and pregnancy. There is a very sensitive erogenous zone called the G-spot inside the vagina (in the anterior of the vagina, about five cm in from the entrance). Some women (although reputedly only a minority) can experience very intense orgasms if the G-spot is stimulated appropriately during intercourse or other sexual activity. A G-Spot orgasm is said by some to be responsible for the disputed female ejaculation. An orgasm (from Greek: οÏγασμός orgasmós, from orgán - to swell, be lustful), also known as a sexual climax, is the most pleasurable response (sexual function) to sexual stimulation. ...
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Pregnant woman at 26-week gestation A pregnant woman near the end of her term Pregnancy is the carrying of one or more embryos or fetuses by female mammals, including humans, inside their bodies. ...
An erogenous zone is an area of the human body that has heightened sensitivity and stimulation of which normally results in sexual response. ...
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An orgasm (from Greek: οÏγασμός orgasmós, from orgán - to swell, be lustful), also known as a sexual climax, is the most pleasurable response (sexual function) to sexual stimulation. ...
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An orgasm (from Greek: οÏγασμός orgasmós, from orgán - to swell, be lustful), also known as a sexual climax, is the most pleasurable response (sexual function) to sexual stimulation. ...
Statue depicting female emissions from an ancient Hindu temple in Karnataka, India, c. ...
Giving birth During live birth, the vagina provides the route to deliver the fetus from the uterus to its independent life outside the body of the mother. During birth, the vagina is often referred to as the birth canal. A live birth of a human being occurs when a fetus is expelled and separated from the mothers body and subsequently shows some sign of life, such as voluntary movement, heartbeat, or pulsation of the umbilical cord, but for however brief thistime. ...
Fetus at eight weeks For other uses, see Fetus (disambiguation). ...
The uterus or womb is the major female reproductive organ of most mammals, including humans. ...
Sexual health and hygiene The vagina itself is a self-cleaning organ and needs no particular treatment in the name of basic hygiene. Douching is discouraged by doctors, as the practice upsets the balance of vaginal flora and may contribute to pelvic inflammatory disease. Template:Expert A vaginal bulb syringe (AKA: Gary Dale Baker) Note the lateral holes near the tip of the nozzle (about 1cm, or 1/2 inch thick). ...
The vagina is examined during gynecological exams, often using an instrument called a speculum, which keeps the vagina open for visual inspections or taking of samples (see pap smear). The shamefulness associated with the examination of female genitalia has long inhibited the science of gynaecology. ...
A vaginal speculum, such as this Ricord-type speculum, is used to hold the vagina open for visual examinations, taking of samples, or surgery. ...
The pap smear as we know it is an invention of Dr. Georgios Papanikolaou (1883-1962), an American of Greek birth, the father of cytopathology. ...
Various disorders can affect the vagina, including vaginal cancer and yeast infections. See vulvovaginal health. Vulvovaginal health is the health and sanitation of the human female vulva and vagina. ...
Candidiasis, commonly called yeast infection or thrush, is a fungal infection of any of the Candida species, of which Candida albicans is probably the most common. ...
Vulvovaginal health is the health and sanitation of the human female vulva and vagina. ...
The vagina and popular culture Western society treats the subject as somewhat taboo. A one-person play by Eve Ensler known as The Vagina Monologues is a rare example of the word appearing in mainstream culture. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Eve Ensler (born 25 May 1953 in Scarsdale, New York) is an American playwright and feminist activist best known for the play The Vagina Monologues. ...
The Vagina Monologues is an episodic play written by Eve Ensler. ...
Slang words for vagina The vagina is also known by many other words, many of which are considered rude and taboo. The most common slang word, worthy of an article in its own right, is cunt. A rich variety of other colourful and inventive epithets also are in common use. A taboo is a strong social prohibition (or ban) relating to any area of human activity or social custom declared as sacred and forbidden; breaking of the taboo is usually considered objectionable or abhorrent by society. ...
Sexual slang is any slang term which makes reference to sex, the sexual organs, or matters closely related to them. ...
Cunt is a vulgarism in English which refers to the human female reproductive system. ...
See also
The menstrual cycle is the periodic change in a womans body that occurs every month between puberty and menopause and that relates to reproduction. ...
A womans clitoris extends from the visible portion to a point below the pubic bone. ...
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Mulher sentada de coxas abertas, Drawing 1916 by Gustav Klimt Masturbation is the manual excitation of the sexual organs, most often to the point of orgasm. ...
Statue depicting female emissions from an ancient Hindu temple in Karnataka, India, c. ...
A Kegel exercise, named after Dr. Arnold Kegel, is an exercise designed to strengthen the pubococcygeus muscles. ...
This article is about the issues and phenomena pertaining to human sexual function and behavior. ...
This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ...
Oral sex consists of all the sexual activities that involve the use of the mouth, tongue, etc. ...
Sex-positive feminism, sometimes known as pro-sex feminism, sex-radical feminism, or sexually liberal feminism, is a movement that was formed in the early 1980s. ...
Look up Sex in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Childbirth (also called labo(u)r, birth, partus or parturition) is the culmination of a human pregnancy with the emergence of a newborn infant from its mothers uterus. ...
External links - Pink Parts - "Walk through" of female sexual anatomy by noted sex activist and educator Heather Corinna (illustrations; no explicit photos)
- All About My Vagina - A website devoted entirely to the vagina, from the perspective of its "owner", who identifies herself only as "Sarah".
- Patient Queries - Vagina - Patient Queries related to vaginal problems answered by Obstetricians, Gynaecologists & Sexologists
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Schematic frontal view of female anatomy The cervix (from Latin neck) is the lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina. ...
A womans clitoris extends from the visible portion to a point below the pubic bone. ...
In female human anatomy, the clitoral hood, (also called prepuce), is a fold of skin that surrounds and protects the clitoral glans. ...
Female internal reproductive anatomy The Fallopian tubes or oviducts are two very fine tubes leading from the ovaries of female mammals into the uterus. ...
The Bartholins glands (also called Bartholin glands or greater vestibular glands) are two glands located slightly below and to the left and right of the opening of the vagina in women. ...
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Illustration of the female sex organs with hymen The hymen (or maidenhead) is a membranous tissue structure that partially or completely obstructs the vaginal opening. ...
// Definition Labium (plural labia) is a Latin-derived term meaning Lip. Labium and its derivatives (including labia, labial, labrum) are used to describe any lip-like structure, but in the English language, labium often specifically refers to parts of the vulva. ...
Cross section of the breast of a human female. ...
Human female internal reproductive anatomy Ovaries are egg-producing reproductive organs found in female organisms. ...
In human anatomy, the Skenes glands (also known as the lesser vestibular or paraurethral glands) are glands located on the upper wall of the vagina, around the lower end of the urethra. ...
Female anatomy In anatomy, the urethra is a tube which connects the urinary bladder to the outside of the body. ...
The uterus or womb is the major female reproductive organ of most mammals, including humans. ...
Labeled picture of external human female reproductive anatomy. ...
Female anatomy In anatomy, the urethra is a tube which connects the urinary bladder to the outside of the body. ...
Human male anatomy The testicles, or testes (singular testis), are the male generative glands in animals. ...
In some male mammals, the scrotum is an external bag of skin and muscle containing the testicles. ...
Male Anatomy The spermatic cord is the name given to the cord-like structure formed by the vas deferens and surrounding tissue (veins, arteries, nerves, and lymphatic vessels) that run from the abdomen down to each testicle. ...
Male Anatomy The epididymis is part of the human male reproductive system and is present in all male mammals. ...
Human male anatomy The testicles, known medically as testes (singular testis), are the male generative glands in animals. ...
A Sertoli cell (a kind of sustentacular cell) is a nurse cell of the testes which is part of a seminiferous tubule. ...
Rete testis is an anastomosing network of delicate tubules located in the testicular hilum that carries sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia. ...
The efferent ducts are part of the testes and connect the rete testis with the epididymis. ...
The vas deferens, also called ductus deferens, (Latin: carrying-away vessel) is part of the male anatomy of some species, including humans. ...
Male Anatomy The seminal vesicles are a pair of glands on the posterior surface of the urinary bladder of males. ...
The Ejaculatory ducts are part of the human male anatomy, which cause the reflex action of ejaculation. ...
The penis (plural penises, penes) is an external male sexual organ. ...
A corpus cavernosum is one of a pair of a sponge-like regions of erectile tissue which contain most of the blood in the male penis during erection. ...
The glans penis is the sensitive erectile tip of the penis. ...
The fundiform ligament is a specialization of the superficial (Scarpas) fascia of the abdomen. ...
The Male Anatomy The foreskin or prepuce (a technically broader term that also includes the clitoral hood, the analoguous structure in women) is a retractable double-layered fold of skin and mucous membrane that covers the glans penis and protects the urinary meatus when the penis is not erect. ...
A frenulum (or frenum) is a small fold of tissue that prevents an organ in the body from moving too far. ...
Male Anatomy The prostate is an exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system. ...
The bulbourethral glands (or Cowpers glands) secrete a clear fluid known as pre-ejaculate or Cowpers fluid (colloquially known as pre-cum) which is generated upon sexual arousal. ...
| | | | HEAD: Skull - Forehead – Eye – Ear – Nose – Mouth – Tongue – Teeth – Jaw – Face – Cheek – Chin Human anatomy or anthropotomy is a special field within anatomy. ...
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For symbolic or mythic uses of the human skull, see Skull (symbolism). ...
In human anatomy, the forehead or brow is the bony part of the head above the eyes. ...
gonfly]].]] In most vertebrates and some mollusks, the eye works by allowing light to enter it and project onto a light-sensitive panel of cells known as the retina at the rear of the eye, where the light is detected and converted into electrical signals, which are then transmitted to...
A human ear (also called auricle or pinna) The ear is the sense organ that detects sound. ...
Human nose in profile A typical bulbous human nose, here used to support a pair of glasses. ...
Sagittal section of nose mouth, pharynx, and larynx. ...
Tongue The tongue is the large bundle of muscles on the floor of the mouth that manipulates food for chewing and swallowing. ...
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The face of Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa, one of the most recognized faces in the world A human face The face is the front part of the head, in humans from forehead to chin including the head, hair, forehead, eyebrow, eyes, nose, cheek, mouth, lips, teeth, skin, and...
Look up Cheek in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The Cheeks are the fleshy area of the face below the eyes and between the nose and the left or right ear, the skin being suspended by the chin and the yaws. ...
Chin may refer to: In the human anatomy, the chin is the lowermost part of the face. ...
NECK: Throat – Adam's apple - Larynx The neck is the part of the body on many limbed vertebrates that distinguishes the head from the torso or trunk. ...
Anatomy In anatomy, the throat is the part of the neck anterior to the vertebral column. ...
An example of male laryngeal prominence. ...
The pharynx (plural pharynx), or voicebox, is an organ in the neck of mammals involved in protection of the trachea and sound production. ...
TORSO: Shoulders – Spine – Chest – Breast – Ribcage – Abdomen – Belly button The human torso Torso is an anatomical term for the greater part of the human body without the head and limbs. ...
The human upper arm Grays Fig. ...
The vertebral column seen from the side Different regions (curvatures) of the vertebral column The vertebral column (backbone or spine) is a column of vertebrae situated in the dorsal aspect of the abdomen. ...
Chest of a human male The chest is a part of the anatomy of humans and various other animals. ...
A pregnant womans breasts. ...
The human rib cage. ...
The human abdomen (from the Latin word meaning belly) is the part of the body between the pelvis and the thorax. ...
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- Sex organs (Penis/Scrotum/Testicle/Clitoris/Vagina/Ovary/Uterus) – Hip – Anus – Buttocks
LIMBS: Arm – Elbow – Forearm – Wrist – Hand – Finger (Thumb - Index finger - Middle finger - Ring finger - Little finger) – Leg – Lap – Thigh – Knee – Calf – Heel – Ankle – Foot – Toe (Hallux) A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, narrowly defined, is any of those anatomical parts of the body (which are not always bodily organs according to the strict definition) which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute the reproductive system in a complex organism; namely: Male: penis (notably the glans...
The penis (plural penises, penes) is an external male sexual organ. ...
In some male mammals, the scrotum is an external bag of skin and muscle containing the testicles. ...
Human male anatomy The testicles, or testes (singular testis), are the male generative glands in animals. ...
A womans clitoris extends from the visible portion to a point below the pubic bone. ...
Human female internal reproductive anatomy Ovaries are egg-producing reproductive organs found in female organisms. ...
The uterus or womb is the major female reproductive organ of most mammals, including humans. ...
Bones of the hip In anatomy, the hip is the bony projection of the femur, known as the greater trochanter, and the overlying muscle and fat. ...
Female Human Anatomy Male Human Anatomy Anal redirects here. ...
Male human buttocks. ...
A limb (from the Old English lim) is a jointed appendage of the human or animal body; a large or main branch of a tree; a representative, branch or member of a group or organization. ...
In anatomy, an arm is one of the upper limbs of a two-legged animal. ...
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// The Human Forearm The forearm is the structure on the upper limb, between the elbow and the wrist. ...
In human anatomy, the wrist is the flexible and narrower connection between the forearm and the hand. ...
A human hand has four fingers and a thumb. ...
Fingers of the human left hand The finger is any of the digits of the hand in humans and other species such as the great apes. ...
In human anatomy, the thumb is the first digit on a hand. ...
The Index finger The index finger, pointer finger or forefinger is the second digit of a human hand, located between the thumb and the middle finger. ...
This article is about the vulgar gesture. ...
The ring finger on this hand is wearing a ring. ...
Little finger The little finger, called the pinky in American English from the Dutch word pink, meaning little finger, is the most ulnar and usually smallest finger of the human hand, opposite the thumb, next to the ring finger. ...
Shaved female legs In common usage, a human leg is the lower limb of the body, extending from the hip to the ankle, and including the thigh, the knee, and the cnemis. ...
Look up lap in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Diagram of the human thigh bone In humans the thigh is the area between the pelvis and buttocks and the knee. ...
For other uses, see Knee (disambiguation). ...
A human calf The calf or sura is a pair of muscles—the gastrocnemius and soleus—at the back of the lower human leg. ...
The heel is the prominence at the posterior end of the foot. ...
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A human foot - Enlarge to view legend For other uses, see Foot (disambiguation). ...
Toes on foot. ...
The hallux or big toe is the biological name for digit I. In humans and non-human primates, the hallux is the largest toe on the foot. ...
SKIN: Hair For alternate meanings see skin (disambiguation). ...
Young Girl Fixing her Hair, by Sophie Gengembre Anderson Hair is a filamentous outgrowth from the skin, found mainly in mammals. ...
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