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Question 1

What embryonic layer do both kidneys and the urogenital system come from?

Answer 1

Intermediate mesoderm.

Question 2

Which structures are formed from the mesonephros?

Answer 2

Mesonephric duct (Wolffian), paramesonephric duct, and genital tubercle.

Question 3

What does the genital tubercle form, and how does it determine sex?

Answer 3

It forms primordial germ cells, which will develop into either testes or ovaries depending on hormones or genes.

Question 4

What structures do females develop from the paramesonephric (Mullerian) duct?

Answer 4

The uterus and fallopian tubes.

Question 5

Where are the testes located at 8 months, and what happens at birth?

Answer 5

At 8 months, the testes are in the inguinal canal; they descend into the scrotum at birth.