Hymen
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The hymen (also called maidenhead) is a membrane-like tissue. It completely or partially blocks the vaginal opening. The hymen has no known function as to anatomy. Its historical significance was to serve as an indicator. Women with intact hymens were considered virgins. This is however wrong. Women might have lost their hymen beforehand; they might also never have had one. If the hymen had no holes (to let the menstrual blood through) it may have been removed. Finally, there are some women where the hymen just does not get in the way of sexual intercourse.
| Reproductive system |
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| Female |
| Cervix | Clitoris | Clitoral hood | Fallopian tubes | Bartholin's glands | G-spot | Hymen | Labium | Mammary glands | Ovaries | Skene's glands | Urethra | Uterus | Vagina | Vulva |
| Male |
| Urethra | Testes | Scrotum | Penis | Spermatic cord | Epididymis | Seminiferous tubules | Sertoli cell | Rete testis | Vas deferens | Seminal vesicles | Ejaculatory duct | Corpus cavernosum | Glans penis | Foreskin | Frenulum | Prostate | Bulbourethral glands |
