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 Salpingectomy or removal of the tubes is the commonest operation after that for appendicitis. Cancer of the uterus may necessitate panhysterectomy or removal of the uterus and all its appendages.

—Virginal vulva. (Modified from Tarnier.) 1, labia majora; 2, fourchet; 3, labia minora; 4, glans clitoridis; 5, meatus urinarius; 6, vestibule; 7, entrance to the vagina; 8, hymen; 9, orifice of Bartholin's gland; 10, anterior commissure of labia majora; 11, anus; 12, blind recess; 13, fossa navicularis; 14, body of clitoris.

The external genitalia in the female, as in the male, are situated over the pubic arch. They are known as the vulva and include the mons Veneris, the labia majora and minora, the vaginal orifice, the clitoris, and the meatus urinarius.

The mons Veneris is a rounded eminence composed of fatty tissue, which surmounts the pubic bones and is covered with hair at puberty. From it two prominent longitudinal folds of skin, covered with hair on the outside, the labia majora, extend backward, form