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Homologies of the Sex Organs |
Homologies of Sexual Organs | |
| Male | Female |
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| Testis | Ovary |
| Appendix testis | Fimbriated end of uterine tube |
| Gubernaculum | Ligamentum teres uterus |
| Ductus deferens | Paroophoron (Gartner's duct) |
| Seminal vesicles | ----- |
| Urethra | Urethra |
| Prostate | Paraurethral glands |
| Prostatic utricle | Vagina (lower end) |
| Penis | Clitoris |
| Urethral surface of penis | Labia minora |
| Corpora cavernosa penis | Corpora cavernosa clitoridis |
| Corpus spongiosum | Vestibular bulb |
| Scrotum | Labia majora |
| ----- | Uterine tube |
| ----- | Uterus and upper vagina |
| ----- | Broad ligament |
| Please contact: John A. McNulty | Last Updated: May 22, 1996 Created: November 1, 1995 |