Adult Equivalents of Embryonic Structures


Embryonic Structure

Male

Female
Indifferent gonad testis ovary
Cortex seminiferous tubules ovarian follicles
Medulla rete testis rete ovarii
Gubernaculum gubernaculum testis ovarian and round ligament of uterus
Mesonephric tubules ductuli efferentes epoophoron, paroophoron
Mesonephric Duct appendix of epididymus, duct of epididymus, ductus deferens, ureter, calices and collecting tubules, ejaculatory duct and seminal vesicles appendix vesiculosa, duct of epoophoron, duct of Gartner, ureter, pelvis, calices and collecting tubules
Paramesonephric Duct appendix of testis hydatid of Morgagni, uterine tube, uterus
Urogenital Sinus urinary bladder, urethra, prostatic utricle, prostate gland and bulbourethral glands urinary bladder, urethra, vagina, urethral, paraurethral and greater vestibular glands
Sinus tubercle seminal colliculus hymen
Phallus penis clitoris
Urogenital folds ventral aspect of penis labia minora
Labioscrotal swellings Scrotum labia majora

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Table adapted from Moore, Persaud: The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology. Philadelphia, WB Saunders, 1998.

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