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  2. Vulva - Wikipedia

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    In mammals, the vulva (pl.: vulvas or vulvae) comprises mostly external, visible structures of the female genitalia leading away from the interior parts of the female reproductive tract, starting at the vaginal opening. For humans, it includes the mons pubis, labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, vestibule, urinary meatus, vaginal introitus ...

  3. Labia - Wikipedia

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    The internal surface of the labia minora is a thin moist skin, with the appearance of a mucous membrane. They contain many sebaceous glands, and occasionally have eccrine sweat glands. The labia minora have many sensory nerve endings, and have a core of erectile tissue. [5] Labia minora are pronounced differently in different women.

  4. Bartholin's gland - Wikipedia

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    Adenocarcinoma of the gland is rare and benign tumors and hyperplasia are even more rare. [18] Bartholin gland carcinoma [19] is a rare malignancy that occurs in 1% of vulvar cancers. This may be due to the presence of three different types of epithelial tissue. [8] Inflammation of the Skene's glands and Bartholin glands may appear similar to ...

  5. The Clitoris And The Body - The Huffington Post

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    From ancient history to the modern day, the clitoris has been discredited, dismissed and deleted -- and women's pleasure has often been left out of the conversation entirely. Now, an underground art movement led by artist Sophia Wallace is emerging across the globe to challenge the lies, question the myths and rewrite the rules around sex and the female body.

  6. Lacrimal apparatus - Wikipedia

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    The lacrimal apparatus is the physiological system containing the orbital structures for tear production and drainage. [1] The lacrimal gland, which secretes the tears, and its excretory ducts, which convey the fluid to the surface of the eye; it is a j-shaped serous gland located in lacrimal fossa. The lacrimal canaliculi, the lacrimal sac ...

  7. Lacrimal gland - Wikipedia

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    The lacrimal gland is a compound tubuloacinar gland, it is made up of many lobules separated by connective tissue, each lobule contains many acini.The acini composed of large serous cells which, produce a watery serous secretion, serous cells are filled with lightly stained secretory granules and surrounded by well-developed myoepithelial cells and a sparse, vascular stroma.

  8. 'Vulva' versus 'vagina': What should we be teaching kids? - AOL

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    Generally speaking, Rubin says her best advice is to “use real words and real body parts, the same way you would for the different parts of the face.” Don’t forget to talk about consent and ...

  9. Vagina - Wikipedia

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    The term vagina is from Latin vāgīna, meaning "sheath" or "scabbard". [1] The vagina may also be referred to as the birth canal in the context of pregnancy and childbirth. [2] [3] Although by its dictionary and anatomical definitions, the term vagina refers exclusively to the specific internal structure, it is colloquially used to refer to the vulva or to both the vagina and vulva.