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Cleft of venus
Anterior view of human female pelvis, pubic hair shaved, indicating cleft of venus
Latin	rima pudendi
Gray's	subject #270 1265

The cleft of venus (also called the pudendal cleft, pudendal fissure, or rima pudendi^[1]) is a part of the vulva, the furrow at the base of the mons pubis where it divides to form the labia majora. The name is a reference to the Roman goddess of love, Venus.

In some human females, the clitoral hood and labia minora protrude through the cleft of venus; in others, they do not.

[edit] See also

• Designer vagina
• Cameltoe

[edit] References

v • d • e Female reproductive system (TA A09.1–2, GA 11.1254) Adnexa Follicles/ Folliculogenesis corpus (hemorrhagicum, luteum, albicans) · Theca of follicle (externa, interna) · Follicular antrum (Follicular fluid) · Corona radiata · Zona pellucida · Membrana granulosa (Granulosa cells) Ovaries/ Oogenesis Germinal epithelium · Tunica albuginea · cortex (Cumulus oophorus, Stroma) · Medulla Fallopian tubes Isthmus · Ampulla · Infundibulum · Fimbria Ligaments Broad (components: Mesovarium, Mesosalpinx, Mesometrium contents: Round of uterus, Proper of ovary) · Suspensory of ovary · Cardinal Uterus corpus/body (Uterine cavity, Fundus) cervix/neck (External orifice, Canal of the cervix, Internal orifice) layers (Endometrium, Myometrium, Perimetrium) · Uterine horns Vulva/ mons pubis Vagina vestibular glands/ducts (Bartholin's glands/Bartholin's ducts, Skene's glands/Skene's ducts) · Fossa of vestibule of vagina · Vaginal fornix · Hymen · Orifice Labium commissures (Anterior · Posterior) · Frenulum labiorum pudendi · Labia majora · Mons pubis · Cleft of venus · Labia minora · Vulval vestibule · interlabial sulci Clitoris Vestibular bulbs · Clitoral crura · Corpus cavernosa · Clitoral glans (Frenulum, Hood) Vestiges Wolffian (Gartner's duct, Epoophoron, Paroöphoron) · Canal of Nuck Other G-spot · Urethral sponge · Perineal sponge reproductive system navs: anat female,male/physio/dev, noncongen/congen/neoplasia, symptoms+signs/eponymous, proc