VAGINA means what?

Answer 1

It is the reproductive organ that a girl has.

Answer 2

READ THIS FOR FULL INFORMATION ABOUT WOMAN GENITAL:- So, what's a vulva? The vulva is the whole female genital "package" — labia, clitoris, and vagina. This part of our anatomy gets called lots of funny names — coochie, woo-woo, "down there," and it's sometimes confused with the vagina — the stretchable passage that connects a woman's outer sex organs with the cervix and uterus.

Because women's genitals, unlike men's, are hidden, they can seem mysterious, confusing, and even shameful in a way that's usually not the case with the handy-dandy penis. Let's eliminate the mystery — every woman has a vulva. It's the source of most of pleasure in sex for women, so it's a good idea to get to know it well and to learn to enjoy it's many wonders.

Don't be shy! Some women get to know their bodies by taking a good look at their vulvas. This can be done by standing or sitting over a mirror and looking at the vulva. (I'm serious!) Examining the vulva allows a woman to recognize these common parts and also notice how the vulva is unique.

The parts:


outer labia (lips)
inner labia (lips)
clitoris
clitoral hood
urethra
vagina
The Big Issues

Labia: The word labia means "lips" in Latin. The outer labia are two folds of skin and fatty tissue that are covered with pubic hair after puberty and more or less hide the rest of the vulva. They can be large or small, short or long, and even (like breasts) two different sizes. This is all normal and part of what makes us each unique. They can be sexually sensitive and can swell a little when a woman gets turned on.

The inner labia are also sensitive and can swell up when you're aroused. These are the folds of skin that go from the clitoral hood to below the vagina. Some people think they look like wings. The inner labia can vary in color from pink to brownish black depending on the color of a woman's skin. Like nipples, the inner labia can change color as women mature. Sometimes they stick out from between the outer labia, and they can be wrinkled or smooth.

Clitoris: The clitoris is located beneath the point where the inner labia meet. The head, or glans, of the clitoris may appear to be smaller than a pea or bigger than a fingertip. But only the tip of the clitoris can be seen at the top of the vulva in the soft folds where the labia meet, under the skin of the clitoral hood. The rest of the spongy shaft of the clitoris reaches inside the body up to more than five inches! It can come in different sizes, and it can have different levels of sensitivity. Like the penis, the clitoris becomes stiff and swollen during arousal. Unlike the penis, the clitoris is designed only for pleasure.

The clitoris is the pleasure center of the vulva. It's a pretty cool organ. It doesn't have a central role in intercourse and reproduction like the penis and the vagina do. The clitoris is basically there just to make women feel good! And it is SUPER sensitive: the clitoris has thousands of nerve endings in it! This can be good news and bad news. While the clitoris is made for intense pleasure, for a lot of women, it can be too sensitive to touch directly. To get the maximum mileage out of this organ, women need to tell their partners how they like to be touched.

Masturbation: Touching or stroking one's own genitals to feel good — with or without orgasm — is called masturbation. Everyone seems to know that guys masturbate, but girls do it, too! A girl usually masturbates by rubbing her clitoris with her fingers, but there are a lot of ways to masturbate. Many women enjoy inserting their fingers or other objects into their vaginas during masturbation. Masturbation is perfectly normal. It's also normal not to masturbate. The good news about masturbation is that besides being fun and feeling good, it can help people get to know what feels good, so they can help their partners please them better. It's also a freebie — it has no risk of pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections.

The vagina, the hymen, and virginity: The vagina is the passage that connects a woman's outer sex organs — the vulva — with the cervix and uterus. It's often called the birth canal because it's the way the fetus is pushed out of the body during childbirth. This is where menstrual fluid leaves the body and the penis goes during vaginal intercourse.

The vagina often has skin at the opening that is called a hymen. Some girls have hymens that totally cover their vagina, and some girls have so little hymenal tissue they may seem to have no hymen at all. The hymen can stretch open at first sexual intercourse, through masturbation, or while participating in sports. A lot of people think that if the hymen is not intact, you aren't a virgin and that if the hymen is intact, you are a virgin. But most people in the U.S. agree that a virgin doesn't depend on the hymen — it depends on whether or not people have had sex before.

Discharge and smells: This is probably the biggest source of concern about the vulva. Like most of the human body, the vulva can be a little bit messy. During puberty, the vagina starts to produce a discharge that can be white, or clear. It is called leukorrhea. This is the self-cleaning feature of your vagina. Discharge carries germs and other unwanted stuff out of the body. And when we're ovulating or turned on, our vaginas produce a different discharge that is slippery and clear. It's also a natural lubricant.

The vulva has a characteristic scent, but if it's healthy the smell is not unpleasant. Some people really like the smell of vulvas. If your vulva smells really bad, fishy, or yeasty, or has any other strong, unpleasant odor, see a health care provider. An unpleasantly smelly discharge can be a sign of a vaginal or other infection that should be treated right away.

Health and hygiene: In an effort to eliminate all natural smells and discharges, a lot of women and girls use douches and feminine deodorants. Remember that the vagina is self-cleaning, so douching is unnecessary. Regular douching can disturb the balance of the normal amount of bacteria found in the vagina, which is one way a woman can get vaginitis, an inflammation of the vagina.

So that's the low-down on vulvas. Here's hoping we shed some light on this mysterious yet important part of a woman's body

Answer 3

Vagina means female reproductive organ.

Answer 4

it is a large muscular tube of which one end is connected with uterus and other end opens outside through ,the valva . vagina receives sperms during mating and serves as a birth canal during child birth.

Answer 5

Personally, I've determined that a vagina is the home for a man's Penis.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Your growing up its a sign your maturing and on your way to becoming a woman, a period could soon come but pubic hair can be one of the first steps

Answer 8

Vagina is parking are for ****.

Answer 9

It is a heavy water reservoir,where men put their uranium rods to cool down.That is how electricity is generated.

Answer 10

vagina (vuh-jeye-nuh)

A tubelike passageway in the female that connects the external genitals with the uterus.

vagina



Vagina

Human female internal reproductive anatomy.
Latin "sheath" or "scabbard"
Gray's subject #269 1264
Artery Iliolumbar artery, vaginal artery, middle rectal artery
Lymph upper part to internal iliac lymph nodes, lower part to superficial inguinal lymph nodes
Precursor urogenital sinus
MeSH Vagina
Dorlands/Elsevier v_01/12842531
The vagina, (from Latin, literally "sheath" or "scabbard" ) is the tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body in female placental mammals and marsupials, or to the cloaca in female birds, monotremes, and some reptiles. Female insects and other invertebrates also have a vagina, which is the terminal part of the oviduct. The Latinate plural (rarely used in English) is vaginae.

In common speech, the term "vagina" is often used inaccurately to refer to the vulva or female genitals generally; strictly speaking, the vagina is a specific internal structure and the vulva is the exterior genitalia only.

vagina



Vagina

Human female internal reproductive anatomy.
Latin "sheath" or "scabbard"
Gray's subject #269 1264
Artery Iliolumbar artery, vaginal artery, middle rectal artery
Lymph upper part to internal iliac lymph nodes, lower part to superficial inguinal lymph nodes
Precursor urogenital sinus
MeSH Vagina
Dorlands/Elsevier v_01/12842531
The vagina, (from Latin, literally "sheath" or "scabbard" ) is the tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body in female placental mammals and marsupials, or to the cloaca in female birds, monotremes, and some reptiles. Female insects and other invertebrates also have a vagina, which is the terminal part of the oviduct. The Latinate plural (rarely used in English) is vaginae.

In common speech, the term "vagina" is often used inaccurately to refer to the vulva or female genitals generally; strictly speaking, the vagina is a specific internal structure and the vulva is the exterior genitalia only.


Anatomy
Schematic frontal view of female anatomy.The human vagina is an elastic muscular tube projecting inside a female. It is usually slightly shorter and thinner than an average male penis, at about 4 inches (100 mm) long and 1 inch (25 mm) in diameter (although there is wide anatomical variation) but its elasticity causes it to be able to accept larger penises and give birth to offspring. It connects the vulva at the outside to the cervix of the uterus on the inside. If the woman stands upright, the vaginal tube points in an upward-backward direction and forms an angle of slightly more than 45 degrees with the uterus. The vaginal opening is at the back (caudal) end of the vulva, behind the opening of the urethra. Above the vagina is Mons Veneris. The vagina, along with the inside of the vulva, is reddish pink in color, as with most healthy internal mucous membranes in mammals.

Length, width and shape of the vagina may vary. When a woman gives birth and during sexual intercourse, the vagina temporarily widens and lengthens.[1]

Vaginal lubrication is provided by the Bartholin's glands near the vaginal opening and the cervix and also seeps through the vaginal wall (which does not contain any glands).

The hymen (a membrane situated at the opening of the vagina) partially covers it in many organisms, including many human females, from birth until it is ruptured by sexual intercourse, or by any number of other activities including medical examinations, injury, certain types of exercise, introduction of a foreign object, etc. However, it should be noted that sexual intercourse does not always cause the hymen to be broken, and so (for example) it is not true that a woman with an intact hymen must be a virgin or vice versa.


Functions of the vagina
thumb|200px|Labeled picture of external human female [[reproductive system|reproductive anatomy]]. From a biological perspective, the vagina performs the following functions:

Providing a path for menstrual fluids to leave the body.
Sexual activity
Giving birth

Menstruation
The vagina provides a path for menstrual fluids to leave the body. In modern societies, tampons, menstrual cups and sanitary towels may be used to absorb or capture these fluids.


Sexual activity
The concentration of the nerve endings that lie particularly close to the entrance of a woman's vagina can provide pleasurable sensation during sexual activity, when stimulated in a way that the particular woman enjoys. This activity may include heterosexual intercourse, during which a male partner's penis is placed within the vagina. An erogenous zone referred to commonly as the G-spot is located at the anterior wall of the vagina, about five centimeters in from the entrance. Some women can experience very intense pleasure if the G-spot is stimulated appropriately during intercourse or other sexual activity. A G-Spot orgasm may be responsible for female ejaculation.


Giving birth
During live birth, the vagina provides the route to deliver the fetus from the uterus to its independent life outside the body of the mother. During birth, the vagina is often referred to as the birth canal.


Sexual health and hygiene
The vagina itself is a self-cleaning organ and needs no particular treatment in the name of basic hygiene. Douching is discouraged by doctors, as the practice upsets the balance of vaginal flora and may contribute to infection and other such problems.

The vagina is examined during gynecological exams, often using an instrument called a speculum, which keeps the vagina open for visual inspection of the cervix or taking of samples (see pap smear).

Various disorders can affect the vagina, including vaginal cancer and yeast infections. See vulvovaginal health.