Vaginal fornix

Superior portions of the vagina

Vaginal fornix
Sagittal section of the lower part of a female trunk, right segment. SM. INT. Small intestine.
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Identifiers
Latin	fornix vaginae
TA98	A09.1.04.002
TA2	3524
FMA	19985
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The fornices of the vagina (sg.: fornix of the vagina or fornix vaginae) are the superior portions of the vagina, extending into the recesses created by the vaginal portion of cervix. The word fornix is Latin for 'arch'.

Sexuality

During sexual intercourse in the missionary position, the tip of the penis reaches the anterior fornix, while in the rear-entry position it reaches the posterior fornix.^[1] The anterior fornix is also called the a-spot, an analogue to the g-spot which is closer to the vaginal opening.^[2]

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1264 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

^ Faix, A.; Lapray, J. F.; Callede, O.; Maubon, A.; Lanfrey, K. (15 February 2002). "Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Sexual Intercourse: Second Experience in Missionary Position and Initial Experience in Posterior Position". Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. 28 (sup1): 63–76. doi:10.1080/00926230252851203. PMID 11898711. S2CID 16407035.
^ "A-Spot - Ann Summer". www.annsummers.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.

External links

MedEd at Loyola Grossanatomy/dissector/practical/pelvis/pelvis14.html
Anatomy photo:43:10-0201 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center – "The Female Pelvis: The Vagina"
Histology image: 19401loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University – "Female Reproductive System: cervix, longitudinal"
figures/chapter_35/35-2.HTM: Basic Human Anatomy at Dartmouth Medical School

Female reproductive system

Internal

Adnexa

Ovaries

Follicles	Corpus Hemorrhagicum Luteum Albicans Thecae Externa Interna Follicular antrum Follicular fluid Corona radiata Zona pellucida Membrana granulosa Perivitelline space
Other	Germinal epithelium Tunica albuginea Cortex Cumulus oophorus Stroma Medulla Retia ovarii
Oogenesis	Oogonium Oocytogenesis Oocyte Ootidogenesis Ootid Ovum

Regions	Body Cavity Fundus Isthmus Cervix Canal Internal os External os Supravaginal portion Horns
Layers	Wall Endometrium Myometrium Perimetrium Parametrium Epithelium
Ligaments	Round ligaments Broad ligaments Cardinal ligaments Uterosacral ligaments Pubocervical ligaments
General	Glands Urogenital diaphragm

Vestibular glands

Vagina

External

Vulva

Labia	Mons pubis Labia majora Pudendal cleft Labiocrural folds Anterior commissure Posterior commissure Dartos muliebris Posterior labial nerves Anterior labial nerves Perineal nerve Labia minora Frenulum Posterior labial arteries Posterior labial veins Interlabial sulci Vestibule Fossa Vaginal orifice Hymen Vestibular gland openings
Clitoris	Root Crura Bulbs Suspensory ligament Fundiform ligament Body Corpora cavernosa Trabeculae of corpora cavernosa Infra-corporeal residual spongy part Angle Commissure of bulbs Pars intermedia Glans Corona Frenulum Arteries Dorsal arteries Deep arteries Arteries of bulbs Internal pudendal artery Veins Superficial dorsal veins Deep dorsal veins Veins of bulbs Internal pudendal veins Nerves Dorsal nerves Pudendal nerve Clitoral hood Fascia Tunica albuginea Septum
Urethra	Urethral crest Internal urethral orifice External sphincter muscle Internal urethral sphincter External urethral orifice