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Appendix

Female External and Internal Sexual Anatomy

mons veneris

clitoral hood

outer labia

clitoris

urethral opening

inner labia
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ginal

perineum (dam)

Figure a.1

opening

anus

The female external sexual anatomy

fallopian tube ovary

uterus

bladder

cervix

A-spot

rectum vagina

pubic bone

urethra clitoris

urethral opening

outer labia inner labia

vaginal opening

anus G-spot

Bartholin’s glands

Figure a.2

The female internal sexual anatomy

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