Labia majora

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Labia majora
Labia majora of the vulva
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Latin	labium majus pudendi
TA	A09.2.01.003
FMA	20367
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The labia majora (singular: labium majus) are two well known areas where the skin folds that extend downward and backward from the mons pubis to the perineum. Together with the labia minora they form the labia of the vulva.^[1]

The labia majora are homologous to the male scrotum.

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↑ "How the female reproductive system works | girlshealth.gov". www.girlshealth.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2018-08-13.

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Human reproductive system
Female anatomy	Female reproductive system – Breasts – Cervix – Clitoris – Fallopian tubes – Bartholin's glands – Gräfenberg spot (G-spot) – Hymen – Labia – Ovaries – Skene's glands – Urethra – Uterus – Vagina – Vulva
Female physiology	Ejaculation^{[broken anchor]} – Menstruation – Pregnancy – Childbirth – Lactation – Estrogen – Orgasm – Ovum
Male anatomy	Male reproductive system – Bulbourethral glands – Corpus cavernosum – Ejaculatory ducts – Epididymis – Foreskin – Frenulum – Glans penis – Penis – Prostate – Rete testis – Scrotum – Seminal vesicles – Seminiferous tubules – Sertoli cell – Spermatic cord – Testicles (testes) – Urethra – Vasa deferens (Vas deferentia)
Male physiology	Ejaculation – Erection – Orgasm – Semen – Sperm – Testosterone
Other	Blood Supply – Arteries (Ovarian • Uterine • Arcuate • Vaginal • Spiral arteries), Veins (Ovarian veins • Uterine • Uterine venous plexuses • Vaginal venous plexus) Other – G-spot • Urethral sponge • Perineal sponge • Rectouterine pouch • Vesicouterine pouch • Uterotubal junctions • Gamete ( • Female (Ovum) • Male (Sperm)) • Sexual system
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