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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 |