Labia majora: The labia majora enclose and protect the other external reproductive organs. The labia majora is relatively large and fleshy, and is similar to the scrotum in males. The labia majora contain sweat and oil-secreting glands. After puberty, the labia majora is covered with hair.

Labia minora: can be very small or up to 2 inches wide. They lie just inside the labia majora, and surround the openings to the vagina ,the canal that joins the lower part of the uterus to the outside of the body, and urethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.


Bartholin's glands are glands that are located beside the vaginal opening and produce a fluid secretion.

Major organs within the system