{"id":1670,"date":"2020-08-14T11:44:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T11:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/abdomen-and-pelvis\/organs-and-systems\/female-reproductive-system\/vagina\/"},"modified":"2021-11-27T15:31:44","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T13:31:44","slug":"vagina","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/abdomen-and-pelvis\/organs-and-systems\/female-reproductive-system\/vagina\/","title":{"rendered":"Vagina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The vagina is a 7-9cm long, collapsed, musculomembraneous tube serving as a labor canal, a passage for menstrual fluid, and recipient of copulation.<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Female reproductive organs<\/strong> (Credit: Cancer Research UK, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Description<\/h4>\n<\/span>\n\n\n

The vagina extends from the vestibule to the cervix (cervical canal). The vaginal opening is covered by a mucosal membrane known as the hymen<\/strong>. It is frequently absent or damaged, even in non-sexually active females.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Position<\/th>Structure<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Anterior<\/td>Bladder and urethra<\/td><\/tr>
Posterior<\/td>Rectum<\/td><\/tr>
Lateral<\/td>Levator ani muscle<\/td><\/tr>
Superior<\/td>Cervix<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Table 1. The boundaries of the vagina.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/span>\n

Parts<\/h4>\n<\/span>\n\n\n

The vagina can be split into three parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Vestible<\/strong> (or introitus<\/strong>). The opening of the vagina, located between the labia minora, and covered by the hymen.<\/li>
  2. Vaginal canal<\/strong>. The part connecting the vestibule to the cervix, responsible for passing contents in and out of the uterus, and accepting and expanding during intercorse.