Repro Embryo + Anatomy

Question 1

Urethral folds

1. Do they fuse in females? What do they form?
2. Do they fuse in males? What do they form?

Answer 1

1. No they dont fuse in females

They form the labia minora

2. They do fuse in males

They form the ventral shaft of the penis

Question 2

Hypospadias

1. What is it?
2. How does it occur?

Answer 2

1. Abnormal opening of the penile urethra on ventral (posterior) surface of penis
2. Occurs due to failure of urethral folds to fuse

“Hypo is below”

Question 3

Epispadias

1. What is it?
2. How does it occur?

Answer 3

1. abnormal opening of the penile urethra on dorsal (anterior) surface of the penis
2. Due to faulty positioning of the genital tubercle

“Epi is above”

Question 4

Septate Uterus

1. Why does it occur?
2. How does it appear?

Answer 4

Occurs due to incomplete resorption of septum

Question 5

Bicornuate Uterus

1. Why does it occur?
2. How does it appear?

Answer 5

Occurs due to incomplete fusion of Mullerian Ducts

Question 6

Uterus Didelphys

1. Why does it occur?
2. How does it appear?

Answer 6

Occurs due to complete failure of fusion of Mullerian Ducts

so you get a double uterus, double cervix, double vagina