Abstract
The vagina is a fibromuscular tube measuring 7–10 cm in length. It is secured at one end to the uterine cervix and at the other to the vulva. Anteriorly the vagina is related to the urethra and bladder and posteriorly to the rectum.
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Lierse, W. (1987). Vagina. In: Applied Anatomy of the Pelvis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71368-2_21
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