Vagina

The vagina is a muscular passage which forms a part of the female sex organs and which connects the neck of the uterus (called the cervix) with the external genitals. The vagina, which is approximately two and one-half to four inches long, has muscular walls that are supplied with numerous blood vessels. These walls become erect when a woman is aroused as extra blood is pumped into these vessels. The vagina has three functions: as a receptacle for the penis during sexual intercourse; as an...

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    [Continued from above] . . . outlet for blood during menstruation; and as a passageway for the baby to pass through at birth.