The muscular canal extending from the uterus to the exterior of the body. Also called the birth canal.
A passage in a woman’s reproductive tract between the entrance to the uterus, the cervix, and the vulva, able to stretch enough to allow a baby to pass through during childbirth.
The muscular, expandable canal between a woman’s outer genitals and the cervix that leads to the uterus. The vagina is where, during sexual intercourse, the penis deposits sperm for possible fertilization; it is also the avenue used for the outflow of blood during menstruation; and during childbirth it and the widened cervix become the birth canal. In a young girl, the vagina is mostly covered by a membrane called a hymen, with an opening in the center that is stretched or torn at the first penetration of the vagina. Partial or complete absence of the vagina (vaginal atresia) is a rare congenital abnormality. Apart from occasional infections, such as from sexually transmitted diseases, which may involve vaginal discharge or itching, few young people have disorders involving the vagina.
Muscular tube lined with mucous membrane that forms the lower part of the female reproductive tract, situated behind the bladder and in front of the rectum and extending from the vaginal opening to the cervix of the uterus. It receives the penis during coitus, ejaculation of semen usually occurring in the upper vagina, from where the sperm move upward to fertilize an ovum. The vagina is normally sufficiently elastic to allow the passage of a fetus.
A muscular tube about 5 inches long that extends from the neck of the uterus (cervix) to the external genital area in females. The vagina is the passageway to the internal reproductive organs.
The lower part of the female reproductive tract: a muscular tube, lined with mucous membrane, connecting the cervix of the uterus (womb) to the exterior. It receives the erect penis during coitus: semen is ejaculated into the upper part of the vagina and from there the sperms must pass through the cervix and womb in order to fertilize an ovum in the fallopian tube. The wall of the vagina is sufficiently elastic to allow the passage of the newborn child.
The lower part of the female reproductive tract through which a baby is delivered. It is a muscular passage leading from the labial entrance to the uterus. It is lined with mucous membrane and receives the erect penis during sexual intercourse. The semen is ejaculated into the upper part of the vagina; from there the sperms must pass through the cervix and uterus to fertilize the ovum in the Fallopian tube.
A musculomembranous tube that forms the passageway between the cervix uteri and the vulva.
The female reproductive organ that connects the outside of the body to the uterus and that receives sperm during reproduction.
The muscular canal extending from the uterus to the exterior of the body. Also called the birth canal.
The female reproductive anatomy includes a vital passage known as the birth canal. Extending from the vulva to the uterus, this pathway facilitates the journey of the fertilized egg during pregnancy and serves as the pathway for childbirth.
The vagina is a muscular canal that is a component of the female reproductive system. It is situated between the cervix, which is the neck of the uterus, and the external genital organs. Its muscular walls are highly elastic, facilitating both sexual intercourse and the process of childbirth. These walls are also well-supplied with blood vessels.
The passageway composed of membrane and muscle that stretches from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus, which constitutes the canal through which birth occurs.