The fossa of vestibule of vagina (or fossa navicularis) is a boat-shaped depression between the
vagina
In mammals, the vagina is the elastic, muscular part of the female genital tract. In humans, it extends from the vestibule to the cervix. The outer vaginal opening is normally partly covered by a thin layer of mucosal tissue called the hymen ...
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hymen
The hymen is a thin piece of mucosal tissue that surrounds or partially covers the external vaginal opening. It forms part of the vulva, or external genitalia, and is similar in structure to the vagina.
In children, a common appearance of the h ...
and the
frenulum labiorum pudendi
The frenulum of labia minora (''fourchette'' or ''posterior commissure of the labia minora'') is a frenulum where the labia minora meet posteriorly.
Pathology
The fourchette may be torn during delivery due to the sudden stretching of the vulval ...
. The small openings of the
Bartholin's ducts can be seen in the grooves between the hymen and the
labia minora
The labia minora (Latin for 'smaller lips', singular: ''labium minus'', 'smaller lip'), also known as the inner labia, inner lips, vaginal lips or nymphae are two flaps of skin on either side of the human vaginal opening in the vulva, situated be ...
, on either side.
Additional Images
File:Slide8REAL.JPG, Fossa of vestibule of vagina. Deep dissection.
See also
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Vulval vestibule
The vulval vestibule (or vulvar vestibule or vestibule of vagina) is a part of the vulva between the labia minora into which the urinary meatus (urethral opening) and the vaginal opening open. Its edge is marked by Hart's line. It represents the ...
References
Mammal female reproductive system
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