Labial commissures

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Labial commissures
External genital organs of female. The labia minora have been drawn apart.
Gray's	subject #270 1265
Precursor	labioscrotal folds

Labial commissures are junctions of the labia (majora and minora) of the vulva. The labia are thicker in front, where they form by their meeting the anterior labial commissures. Posteriorly they are not really joined, but appear to become lost in the neighboring integument, ending close to, and nearly parallel with, each other. Together with the connecting skin between them, they form the posterior labial commissures or posterior boundary of the pudendum.

The posterior commisure of the labia majora is above the perineum.

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Vulva anatomy

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• Commissure

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Ovaries: Germinal epithelium | Tunica albuginea | cortex (Cumulus oophorus, Stroma of ovary) | Medulla of ovary Follicles: Corpus luteum | Corpus albicans | Granulosa cells | Membrana granulosa | Corona radiata | Theca of follicle | Follicular antrum | Follicular fluid | Zona pellucida | Folliculogenesis/Oogenesis Ligaments: Proper | Suspensory | Round | Broad (Mesovarium, Mesosalpinx, Mesometrium) | Cardinal Fallopian tubes: Isthmus | Ampulla | Infundibulum | Fimbria Uterus: cervix/neck (External orifice, Canal of the cervix, Internal orifice) | corpus/body (Cavity of the body, Fundus) | layers (Endometrium, Myometrium, Perimetrium) Vulva: Mons pubis | Labium  (Labial commissures, Frenulum labiorum pudendi, Labia majora, Cleft of venus, Labia minora, Vulval vestibule, interlabial sulci) | Clitoris  (Clitoral hood , Clitoral glans, Frenulum clitoridis, Clitoral crura, Corpus cavernosa, Vestibular bulbs) | Vagina (Bartholin's glands, Skene's glands , Fossa of vestibule of vagina, Fornix vaginae, Hymen) Breast: Mammary glands | Nipple | Areola | Lactiferous duct G-spot | Urethral sponge

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