THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

OVARIES AND FALLOPIAN TUBES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Vestibular glands are important because they ____
A
stimulate ovulation
B
help to lubricate the vagina
C
produce milk
D
produce estrogen
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Bartholin’s glands (or greater vestibular glands) are important organs of the female reproductive system. Danish anatomist Caspar Bartholin Secundus first described them in 1677. [1] Their primary function is the production of a mucoid secretion that aids in vaginal and vulvar lubrication.

Detailed explanation-2: -These glands are described as less than 1 cm in diameter and found behind the posterior ends of each vestibular bulb. Each gland opens into the posterolateral vaginal orifice (between the hymen and the respective labium minus) via a 2 cm long duct.

Detailed explanation-3: -The glands are located in the vulvar vestibule, at either side of the external orifice of the vagina. They are homologous to the bulbourethral (Cowper’s) glands in males.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Bartholin’s glands also known as the greater vestibular glands (homologous to the bulbourethral glands in males) are two pea-sized glands located slightly lateral and posterior to the vagina opening.

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