Labia majora

Labia majora
Labia majora of a human
Details
PrecursorLabioscrotal swellings
Part ofVulva
ArteryDeep external pudendal artery, superficial external pudendal artery, posterior labial arteries
VeinPosterior labial veins, internal pudendal veins
NervePerineal branches of posterior femoral cutaneous nerve, genital branch of genitofemoral nerve, posterior labial nerves, anterior labial nerves, pudendal nerve, perineal nerve
Identifiers
Latinlabium majus pudendi
TA98A09.2.01.003
TA23549
FMA20367
Anatomical terminology

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.[1] Together with the labia minora, they form the labia of the vulva.

The labia majora are homologous to the male scrotum.[2]

  1. ^ Blüm, Volker (2012). Vertebrate Reproduction: A Textbook. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 74. ISBN 978-3-64271-074-2. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Sex Organ Homologies". www.meddean.luc.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-09.