loading...| Preferred Name |
vestibule of vagina |
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| Synonyms |
vestibulum pudendi vestibulum vaginae vagina vestibule vestibule of vagina vaginal vestibule vaginal introitus introitus |
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| Definitions |
The space posterior to the glans clitoridis, between the labia minora; located within the vestibule are the openings of the vagina, the urethra, and the ducts of the lesser vestibular glands, the greater vestibular (Bartholin's) glands, and the paraurethral (Skene's) glands, which release mucus into the vestibule to maintain a moist, lubricated vestibular environment; the vestibule is also moistened by secretions from the cervical mucus glands located in the inferior region of the uterus. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008330 |
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| contributes to morphology of | ||
| database_cross_reference |
BTO:0003145 SCTID:181446000 Wikipedia:Vulval_vestibule FMA:19970 |
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| definition |
The space posterior to the glans clitoridis, between the labia minora; located within the vestibule are the openings of the vagina, the urethra, and the ducts of the lesser vestibular glands, the greater vestibular (Bartholin's) glands, and the paraurethral (Skene's) glands, which release mucus into the vestibule to maintain a moist, lubricated vestibular environment; the vestibule is also moistened by secretions from the cervical mucus glands located in the inferior region of the uterus. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Scheidenvorhof.jpg |
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| has exact synonym |
vestibulum pudendi vestibulum vaginae vagina vestibule vestibule of vagina vaginal vestibule |
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| has related synonym |
vaginal introitus vestibule of vagina introitus |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| id |
UBERON:0008330 |
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| label |
vestibule of vagina |
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| notation |
UBERON:0008330 |
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| part_of | ||
| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0008330 |
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| prefLabel |
vestibule of vagina |
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