Embrology Genital Structures |medical notes

Genital structures in males

  1. Genital tubercle -Glans penis
  2. Urogenital sinus  -Corpus spongiosum,Bulbourethral glands(Cowpers),Prostrate
  3. Urogenital folds -Ventral shaft of penis
  4. Labioscrotal swelling -Scrotum
  5. Gubernaculum -Gubernaculum testis
  6. Mesonephric/Wolffian duct -Epididymis,Ejaculatory duct,Ductus deferens
  7. Paramesonephric/Mullerian duct -Appendix of testis,prostatic utricle

Genital structures in females

  1. Genital tubercle – Glans clitoris
  2. Urogenital sinus -Greater vestibular glands of bartholin,Urethral and paraurethral glands of skene
  3. Urogenital folds -Labia minora
  4. Labioscrotal swelling -Labia majora
  5. Gubernaculum – Ovarian ligament and round ligament
  6. Wolffian duct – Duct of epoophoron
  7. Mullerian duct -Uterus,Fallopian tube,upper part of vagina

 

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