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
vaginal portion of cervix. There is an anterior fornix and a posterior fornix. The word fornix is Latin for 'arch
'.
Sexuality
During
rear-entry position it may reach the posterior fornix.[1]
The anterior fornix is also called the a-spot, an analogue to the g-spot (Gräfenberg spot), which is closer to the vaginal opening, and also on the anterior side of the vagina.[2]
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1264 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- S2CID 16407035.
- ^ "A-Spot - Ann Summer". www.annsummers.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
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
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