Editing Labia majora (section)

{{short description|Folds of skin that contain and protect the vulva's other parts}}
{{Infobox anatomy
| Name        = Labia majora
| Latin       = labium majus pudendi
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| Image2      = Labium.JPG
| Caption2   = Labia majora of a human
| Precursor   = [[Labioscrotal swelling]]s
| System      = 
| Part_of    = [[Vulva]]
| Artery      = [[Deep external pudendal artery]], [[superficial external pudendal artery]], [[posterior labial arteries]]
| Vein        = [[Posterior labial veins]], [[internal pudendal veins]]
| Nerve       = [[Perineal branches of posterior femoral cutaneous nerve]], [[genital branch of genitofemoral nerve]], [[posterior labial nerves]], [[anterior labial nerves]], [[pudendal nerve]], [[perineal nerve]]
| Lymph       = 
}}

In [[primate]]s, and specifically in humans, the '''labia majora''' ({{singular}}: '''labium majus'''), also known as the '''outer lips''' or '''outer labia''', are two prominent [[Anatomical terms of location|longitudinal]] [[skin]] folds that extend downward and backward from the [[mons pubis]] to the [[perineum]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Blüm|first=Volker|publisher=Springer Berlin Heidelberg|year = 2012|title=Vertebrate Reproduction: A Textbook|page=74|access-date=November 19, 2023|isbn=978-3-64271-074-2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JZfzCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA74}}</ref> Together with the [[labia minora]], they form the [[labia]] of the [[vulva]].

The labia majora are [[Homology (biology)|homologous]] to the male [[scrotum]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sex Organ Homologies|url=http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/pelvis/homology.html|access-date=2020-08-09|website=www.meddean.luc.edu}}</ref>