USMLE Step 2 CK Lecture Notes 2019: Obstetrics/Gynecology (Kaplan Test Prep)

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VAGINA


The vagina is a tubular structure 8–9 cm in length that extends from the introitus
to the cervix. The vagina traverses the urogenital diaphragm through the genital
hiatus of the levator ani. It functions as the female copulatory organ, an outflow
tract for menstrual flow, and birth canal in parturition.

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