The vagina is an organ that belongs to the female genital system and which serves as a bridge between the uterus and the external regions of the body, in its outermost layer it is covered by a mucous tissue that serves to keep both acidity and humidity balanced of the same, preventing infections of any kind from occurring, on the other hand the hole of it, is located between the anus and the urethra. Thanks to this organ, excretions such as menstruation are discarded from the body, in addition to this, it is through it that actions such as birth and intercourse can be carried out. From birth, women have a protection for the vagina called the hymen, a structure that can be broken when performing actions such as masturbation, intercourse, etc.
This organ has an average size of between 9 and 12 centimeters in adult women, however it can get bigger and smaller due to the muscles that compose it since they have a great capacity for elasticity. The mucus that lines its internal walls folds over itself and gives rise to what is called vaginal folds. This is also composed of an epithelium, which represents the outermost part of it and a lamina propria, which connects the epithelium with the muscle tissues, and with respect to the muscles that make it up, there are two types of skeletal and muscle. smooth.
A term that sometimes tends to be confused with the vagina is the vulva, which is an external organ that was located close to the vagina. For its part, the vagina is a fundamental element for carrying out intercourse and giving birth, in addition to being the natural outlet for excretions such as periods, among others, another ability is that thanks to it, mucus can be naturally eliminated cervical region (discharge from the cervix, characteristic of the days before menstruationand after it). During sexual intercourse, the vagina represents the hole through which the penetration of the penis must be carried out, in it the sperm expelled by the penis must be deposited and then they must be transferred to the uterus to finally fertilize the ovum.
