Labia Majora: Outer folds of the vulva
The labia majora (singular: labium majus) are two well known areas where the skin folds that extend downward and backward from the mons pubis to the perineum.
Together with the labia minora they form the labia of the vulva.
| Labia majora | |
|---|---|
 Labia majora of the vulva | |
| Details | |
| Precursor | Genital swelling |
| Artery | Deep external pudendal artery |
| Nerve | Perineal branches of posterior femoral cutaneous nerve |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | labium majus pudendi |
| TA | A09.2.01.003 |
| FMA | 20367 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The labia majora are homologous to the male scrotum.
References
Other websites
- Labia Majora Medical Definition Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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