Fossa of vestibule of vagina
| Fossa of vestibule of vagina | |
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 External genital organs of female. The labia minora have been drawn apart. | |
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Fossa vestibuli vaginae, fossa navicularis vestibuli vaginae |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | 12376878 |
The fossa of vestibule of vagina (or fossa navicularis) is a boat-shaped depression between the vagina/hymen and the frenulum labiorum pudendi. The small openings of the Bartholin's ducts can be seen in the grooves between the hymen and the labia minora, on either side.
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Fossa of vestibule of vagina. Deep dissection.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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