Friday, March 30, 2012

Labia minora

Labia minora

Labia minora are two thick folds of skin, devoid of a fat, on either side just within the labia majora. Except in the parous women, they are only exposed when the labia majora are separated. Anteriorly, they each other in fonts and behind the clitoris to with each other in font and behind the clitoris to from the prepuce and frenulum respectively. the lower portion of the labia minora fuses across the midline to form a fold of skin known as fourchette. It  is usually injured during a childbirth. Between the fourchette and the vaginal orifice is the fossa navicularis.

The labia minora do not contain hair follicle.

The folds contain connective tissues and numerous sebaceous glands, erectile muscle fibres and numerous vessels and nerve endings. It is homologous with the ventral aspect of the penis.