labia minora knowledge? - Women's Health Message Board

sandy144 · 05-26-2008, 05:17 PM

Hi, i want to know, why is the inside of the vagina considered to be mucous membrane, but the labia minora are not, but instead, are considered to be skin folds(composed of skin)?

Thisby · 05-27-2008, 02:10 AM

I think your question is flawed. The walls of the vagina (btw, not the inside of it, because the vagina is the 'inside') are mucous membranes, not 'considered to be', they are. Period.

Mucous membranes are not skin, and skin is not a mucous membrane, they are two separate things and the walls of the vagina just happen to be mucous membranes (just like the inside of the mouth) while the labia minora happen to be made of skin.

Maybe you should look up what is a mucous membrane?

sandy144 · 05-28-2008, 05:17 PM

thisby, did i make an error in my question? isn't saying that the inside of the vagina is mucous membrane the same as saying they're considered to be mucous membrane?

how did you know the labia minora are skin folds(composed of skin), and NOT mucous membrane?

keva23 · 05-28-2008, 05:49 PM

The inner lips of the vulva is cosidered the labia minora and the outer lips is the labia majora. They have pictures to the names on the internet. You should check it out.

sandy144 · 05-28-2008, 08:30 PM

keva23, why r the labia minroa considered to be skin folds, nto mucous membranes?