Editing Labia minora (section)

===Histology===
On the opposed surfaces of the labia minora are numerous [[sebaceous gland]]s not associated with hair follicles.<ref name="Gray's">{{Gray's|page=1265–1266|inline=1}}</ref> They are lined by [[stratified squamous epithelium]] on those surfaces.<ref name=":0">Manual of Obstetrics. (3rd ed.). Elsevier. pp. 1-16. {{ISBN|9788131225561}}.</ref>{{page needed|date=April 2016}}

Like the whole area of the vulval vestibule, the mucus secreted by those glands protects the labia from dryness and mechanical irritation.