Embryonic development Flashcards
What is the male homologue of paraurethral gland?
prostate gland
What is the male homologue of labia majora?
Scrotum
What is the male homologue of labia minora?
Median raphe
What is the male homologue of round ligament?
gubernaculum testis
What is the male homologue of Gartner’s Duct?
Vas deferens
What is the male homologue of the clitorus?
Phallus
What is the male homologue of Bartholin gland?
Cowper
What is the male homologue of Uterus?
Utricle prostaticus (indentation in urethral)
What is the male homologue of vestibular bulb?
corpus spongiosum
What is the male homologue of granulosa?
Sertoli
What does the urogenital sinus give rise to?
- sinovaginal bulbs -> vagina
-urethra and vestibule of the vagina (hymen) - bladder
- Paraurethral (Skene’s glands)
- Bartholin’s glands
What does Gartner’s duct form from?
Wolffian duct
- lateral vaginal side wall cyst
- wolffian remnants: paratubal cyst and Gartner duct
What is the gonadal (genital) ridge?
Precursor to gonads!
- germ cells (from gonadal ridge) become oocytes and granulosa cells
How long do Mullerian and Wolffian ducts co-exist?
until 8 weeks gestation
- ovaries present at 10 wks!
What is remnant of Paramesonephric duct in males?
Appendix testis
