Our Sexual and Reproductive Anatomy

The external reproductive organs of the man or woman.

A term for the external female genitalia, including the mons veneris, labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, vaginal opening, and urethral opening.

The soft layer of fatty tissue that overlays the pubic bone in women. It becomes covered with pubic hair during puberty.

Two elongated folds of skin extending from the mons to the perineum in women. Its outer surfaces become covered with pubic hair during puberty.

Two hairless elongated folds of skin located between the labia majora in women. They meet above the clitoris to form the clitoral hood.

Technically, the entire pelvic floor, but more commonly used to refer to the hairless bit of skin between the anus and either the vaginal opening (in women) or the scrotum (in men).

The part of the labia minora that covers the clitoris in women.

Glands located at the base of the labia minora in women that contribute a small amount of an alkaline fluid to their inner surfaces during sexual arousal.

A small, elongated erectile structure in women that develops form the same embryonic tissue as the penis. It has no known function other than to focus sexual sensations.

A term used to refer to the area between the two labia minora.

A ring of sphincter muscles that surrounds the vaginal opening in women or the root of the penis in men.

Structures surrounding the vaginal oping that fill with blood during sexual arousal, resulting in swelling of the tissues and a narrowing of the vaginal opening.

The thin membrane that partially covers the vaginal opening in many sexually inexperienced women. Its presence or absence, however, is really a very poor indicator of prior sexual experience.

The passageway from the bladder to the exterior of the body. In men, it also serves as a passageway for semen during ejaculation.

In women, glands that provide milk for infants; located at the front of the chest.