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Bartholin's gland
Image:Gyn layout.jpg
Genital organs of female. 1 - vaginal opening 2 - Bartholin's glands 3 - bulbus vestibuli 4 - vagina 5 - uterus (womb) 6 - ovaries 7 - Fallopian tubes 8 - bladder 9 - clitoris
Latin	glandulæ vestibularis major
Gray's	subject #270 1266
Lymph	superficial inguinal lymph nodes
Precursor	Urogenital sinus
MeSH	Bartholin's+Glands

The Bartholin's glands (also called Bartholin glands or greater vestibular glands) are two glands located slightly below and to the left and right of the opening of the vagina in women. While their secretion is sometimes described as being a lubrication for sexual congress, this description is a misnomer. They secrete a waxy substance of which the purpose is not fully understood, but does contain pheremones.

They were first described in the 17th century, by the Danish anatomist Caspar Bartholin the Younger (1655-1738). Some sources mistakenly ascribe their discovery to his grandfather, theologian and anatomist Caspar Bartholin the Elder (1585 - 1629).

Bartholin's glands are homologous to Cowper's glands in males.

[edit] See also

• Bartholin's cyst
• Skene's glands
• List of homologues of the human reproductive system

[edit] Reference

• C. C. Gillispie (ed.): Dictionary of Scientific Biography, New York 1970. See the article on Thomas Bartholin.

[edit] External links

• SUNY Labs 41:11-0200 - "The Female Perineum: Muscles of the Superficial Perineal Pouch"
• SUNY Anatomy Image 9243
• SUNY Anatomy Image 9694 - opening
• Dictionary at eMedicine greater+vestibular+gland

v • d • e</div> Female reproductive system

Ovaries: Germinal epithelium | Tunica albuginea | cortex (Cumulus oophorus, Stroma of ovary) | Medulla of ovary Follicles: Corpus luteum | Corpus albicans | Granulosa cells | Membrana granulosa | Corona radiata | Theca of follicle | Follicular antrum | Follicular fluid | Zona pellucida | Folliculogenesis/Oogenesis Ligaments: Proper | Suspensory | Round | Broad (Mesovarium, Mesosalpinx, Mesometrium) | Cardinal Fallopian tubes: Isthmus | Ampulla | Infundibulum | Fimbria Uterus: cervix/neck (External orifice, Canal of the cervix, Internal orifice) | corpus/body (Cavity of the body, Fundus) | layers (Endometrium, Myometrium, Perimetrium) Vulva: Mons pubis | Labium  (Labia majora, Labia minora, Cleft of venus, Labial commissures) | Clitoris  (Clitoral hood , Clitoral glans, Frenulum clitoridis, Clitoral crura, Corpus cavernosa, Vestibular bulbs) | Bartholin's glands  | Vagina (Skene's glands , Fossa of vestibule of vagina) | Frenulum labiorum pudendi | Hymen | Vulval vestibule Breast: Mammary glands | Nipple | Areola | Lactiferous duct G-spot | Urethral sponge

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