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Bartholin's gland
| Bartholin's gland | |
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| Genital organs of female. |
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| Latin | glandula vestibularis major |
| Gray's | subject #270 1266 |
| Artery | external pudendal artery[1] |
| Nerve | ilioinguinal nerve [1] |
| Lymph | superficial inguinal lymph nodes |
| Precursor | Urogenital sinus |
| MeSH | Bartholin's+Glands |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | g_06/12392850 |
The Bartholin's glands (also called Bartholin glands or greater vestibular glands) are two glands located slightly below and to the left and right of the opening of the vagina in women. They secrete mucus to provide vaginal lubrication.[2][3]
Bartholin's glands are homologous to Cowper's glands in males. However, while Bartholin's glands are located in the superficial perineal pouch, Cowper's glands are located in the deep perineal pouch.
Eponym
They were first described in the 17th century, by the Danish anatomist Caspar Bartholin the Younger (1655-1738). Some sources mistakenly ascribe their discovery to his grandfather, theologian and anatomist Caspar Bartholin the Elder (1585 - 1629).[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Greater Vestibular (Bartholin) gland
- ^ Viscera of the Urogenital Triangle, University of Arkansas Medical School
- ^ Chrétien, F.C.; Berthou J. (Sept. 18, 2006). "Crystallographic investigation of the dried exudate of the major vestibular (Bartholin's) glands in women.". Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol.. PMID 16987591. Retrieved on 2007-07-23.
- ^ C. C. Gillispie (ed.): Dictionary of Scientific Biography, New York 1970. See the article on Thomas Bartholin.
- ^ synd/3320 at Who Named It
External links
- SUNY Labs 41:11-0200 - "The Female Perineum: Muscles of the Superficial Perineal Pouch"
- SUNY Anatomy Image 9243
- SUNY Anatomy Image 9694 - opening
- greater+vestibular+gland at eMedicine Dictionary
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