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Vagina
nThe vagina is a thick-walled, fibromuscular tube that
forms the inferior-most region of
the female reproductive tract and measures
about 10 centimeters in length in an adult female.
nThe vagina connects the uterus with the outside of the
body anteroventrally, and
thus functions as the birth canal.
nThe vagina is also the copulatory organ of the female, as it receives the penis during intercourse, and it serves as
the passageway for menstruation.
nThe vaginal wall is heavily invested with both blood vessels and lymphatic vessels.
nThe vagina’s relatively thin, distensible wall consists
of three tunics:
nan inner mucosa, a middle muscularis, and an outer adventitia