Difference Between Frenulum and Fourchette

The key difference between frenulum and fourchette is that frenulum is a small fold of tissue that helps to anchor a semi-mobile body part while fourchette is a fork-shaped structure where the labia minora meet above the perineum. ... Fourchette is a fork-shaped small fold where the labia minora meet.

1. What is a Fourchette?
2. What is the function of Fourchette?
3. What is a Fourchette anatomy?
4. What causes posterior Fourchette tear?
5. What is the female vestibule?
6. How many holes a female body have?
7. What is a Fourchette glove?

What is a Fourchette?

At the bottom of the inner folds of the vulva is the fourchette. This is where the labia minora meet. Below the fourchette is the perineum. This is also part of the vulva. The perineum ends at the anus.

What is the function of Fourchette?

The underside of the vagina has a little lip, the fourchette, which is the equivalent of the male frenulum, the single most important part of the penis. It's the y-shaped junction of the head to the shaft, where the foreskin, if it's intact, attaches to the shaft. It's loaded with nerve endings.

What is a Fourchette anatomy?

The fourchette, which means “little fork” in French, is the small flap of skin that joins the labia minor — or inner lips — together. Once the jewelry's in place, a fourchette piercing looks like it sits just under the opening of the vagina. It's similar to the guiche piercing on people with penises.

What causes posterior Fourchette tear?

Posterior fourchette fissuring may be primary, i.e., no underlying skin disease is diagnosed, or secondary to an infection or inflammatory skin disease. Common causes include: vulvovaginitis due to Candida albicans (thrush) herpes simplex infection (genital herpes)

What is the female vestibule?

The vestibule is the inner portion of the vulva extending from Hart's line on the labia minora inward to the hymenal ring. Within the vestibule are located the urethral meatus and the openings of Skene's and Bartholin's glands (Fig. 1.4).

How many holes a female body have?

There are two openings in the vulva — the vaginal opening and the opening to the urethra (the hole you pee out of). The urethral opening is the tiny hole that you pee out of, located just below your clitoris. The vaginal opening is right below your urethral opening.

What is a Fourchette glove?

A fourchette is a narrow strip of cloth joining the front and back sections of the fingers of a glove. It is a forked strip of material that forms the sides of two adjacent fingers, which allows the fingers to fork and thus retain the ability to hold angular objects.