Vaginal fornix
| Vaginal fornix | |
|---|---|
 Sagittal section of the lower part of a female trunk, right segment. SM. INT. Small intestine. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | fornix vaginae |
| TA98 | A09.1.04.002 |
| TA2 | 3524 |
| FMA | 19985 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The fornices of the vagina (sg.: fornix of the vagina or fornix vaginae) are the superior portions of the
vaginal portion of cervix
. The word fornix is Latin for 'arch'.
Sexuality
During
rear-entry position it reaches the posterior fornix.[1]
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1264 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- S2CID 16407035.
External links
- MedEd at Loyola Grossanatomy/dissector/practical/pelvis/pelvis14.html
- Anatomy photo:43:10-0201 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center – "The Female Pelvis: The Vagina"
- Histology image: 19401loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University – "Female Reproductive System: cervix, longitudinal"
- figures/chapter_35/35-2.HTM: Basic Human Anatomy at Dartmouth Medical School
