The median slit located inferior and posterior to the external urethral orifice in the female; the exit for menstrual flow and birth and the entrance for the penis during sexual intercourse; the size and appearance of the vaginal orifice varies inversely with that of the hymen (G. membrane), a thin fold of mucous membrane that surrounds the vaginal orifice.
vagina sebaceous gland
vagina smooth muscle
vaginal hymen
vaginal sphincter
vaginal vein
vaginal venous plexus
vas deferens epithelium
vasa recta ascending limb
vasa recta descending limb
vein of clitoris +
venous valve +
ventral humeral ridge
ventral marginal cartilage
ventral patch of Leydig's organ
ventral ridge system
ventral tubercle of humerus
ventral wall of dorsal aorta
vesicular appendage of epoophoron
visceral serous membrane +
wall of blood vessel +
wall of heart +
wall of ureter +
wall of urethra +
wall of urinary bladder +
wall of uterine tube
wall of vagina
ypsiloid cartilage
zeugopodial skeleton +
zygomaticomandibularis muscle
Synonyms
Exact Synonyms:
opening of vagina
;
orifice of vagina
;
ostium vaginae
;
vagina opening
;
vaginal orifice
Related Synonyms:
introitus
;
introitus of vagina
;
vaginal introitus