Labia majora
In primates, and specifically in humans, the labia majora (sg.: labium majus), also known as the outer lips or outer labia, are two prominent longitudinal 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 a human | |
| Details | |
| Precursor | Labioscrotal swellings |
| Part of | Vulva |
| Artery | Deep external pudendal artery, superficial external pudendal artery, posterior labial arteries |
| Vein | Posterior labial veins, internal pudendal veins |
| Nerve | Perineal branches of posterior femoral cutaneous nerve, genital branch of genitofemoral nerve, posterior labial nerves, anterior labial nerves, pudendal nerve, perineal nerve |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | labium majus pudendi |
| TA98 | A09.2.01.003 |
| TA2 | 3549 |
| FMA | 20367 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The labia majora are homologous to the male scrotum.
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