Friday, March 30, 2012

Labia majora

Labia majora

The vulva is bounded on each side by the elevation of skin and subcutaneous tissue which form the labia majora. They are continuous where they join medially to form the posterior commissure in font of the anus. The inner surface of the labia majora are hairless and The labia majora are covered with a squamous epithelium and contain sebaceous glands, sweat glands and hair follicle. Beneath skin, there are dense connective tissue and adipose tissue. The adipose all tissue is richly supplied with venous plexus which may produce haematoma, if injured during childbirth. The labia majora are homologous with the scrotum in the male. The round ligaments terminate at its anterior third.