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Vagina
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The vagina is the passage that connects the vulva with the cervix. Its wall forms a flexible canal and is lined by stratified squamous epithelium, a covering made of several layers of cells.
The vagina does not contain glands of its own. That absence is part of its structure, but it does not mean that the surface has a single cell layer: the squamous lining is arranged in several layers.
In brief
The vagina is a passage in the reproductive tract that connects the vulva with the cervix.
Its wall is lined by multiple layers of squamous cells and contains no glands of its own.
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- NCBI Bookshelf / StatPearlsPhysiology, Vaginal Structure and Function
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