Labia majora
| Labia majora | |
|---|---|
Labia majora of a human | |
| Details | |
| Precursor | Labioscrotal swellings |
| Part of | Vulva |
| Artery | Deep external pudendal artery, superficial external pudendal artery, posterior labial arteries |
| Vein | Posterior labial veins, internal pudendal veins |
| Nerve | Perineal branches of posterior femoral cutaneous nerve, genital branch of genitofemoral nerve, posterior labial nerves, anterior labial nerves, pudendal nerve, perineal nerve |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | labium majus pudendi |
| TA98 | A09.2.01.003 |
| TA2 | 3549 |
| FMA | 20367 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
In primates, and specifically in humans, the labia majora (sg.: labium majus), also known as the outer lips or outer labia, are two prominent longitudinal skin folds that extend downward and backward from the mons pubis to the perineum.[1] Together with the labia minora, they form the labia of the vulva.
The labia majora are homologous to the male scrotum.[2]
- ^ Blüm, Volker (2012). Vertebrate Reproduction: A Textbook. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 74. ISBN 978-3-64271-074-2. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "Sex Organ Homologies". www.meddean.luc.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-09.