Vaginal fornix

Vaginal fornix
Sagittal section of the lower part of a female trunk, right segment (SM. INT. = small intestine)
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Identifiers
Latin	fornix vaginae
TA98	A09.1.04.002
TA2	3524
FMA	19985
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The fornices of the vagina (sg.: fornix of the vagina or fornix vaginae) are the superior portions of the vagina, extending into the recesses created by the vaginal portion of cervix. There is an anterior fornix and a posterior fornix. The word fornix is Latin for 'arch'.