Labia majora

Labia majora
Labia majora
	Labia majora of a human
Details
Precursor	Labioscrotal swellings
Part of	Vulva
Artery	Deep external pudendal artery, superficial external pudendal artery, posterior labial arteries
Vein	Posterior labial veins, internal pudendal veins
Nerve	Perineal branches of posterior femoral cutaneous nerve, genital branch of genitofemoral nerve, posterior labial nerves, anterior labial nerves, pudendal nerve, perineal nerve
Identifiers
Latin	labium majus pudendi
TA98	A09.2.01.003
TA2	3549
FMA	20367
	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]

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

[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.

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