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Figure 1: Half section of the pelvic cavity showing the female reproductive

organs, with the body facing to the left.

External female genitalia

Look at Figure 2 carefully. All the structures which are visible externally, surrounding the
urethral and vaginal openings, including the mons pubis, labia majora, labia minora,
vestibule and perineum, make the external female genitalia. Sometimes these structures
are collectively named the vulva.

Figure 2: The external female genitalia (or vulva).

Mons’s pubis

The mons pubis is a thick, hair-covered, fatty and semi-rounded area overlying
the symphysis pubis. Symphysis is a type of strong and immovable joint between bones.
The two halves of the pubic bone are joined in the middle by the pubic symphysis. The
function of the fatty tissue in the mons pubis is to protect the woman’s pubic area from
bruising during the sex act.

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