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an eminence ventral to the cloaca in the early embryo, which is the primordium of the penis or the clitoris.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Genital tubercle — Infobox Embryology Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 252 GrayPage = 1213 Caption = Stages in the development of the external sexual organs in the male and female. Caption2 = System = CarnegieStage = Precursor = somatopleurecite book… … Wikipedia
Tubercle (anatomy) — In anatomy, a tubercle is a round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth found on bones, skin, or within the lungs in tuberculosis.TypesWithin the human body there are numerous sites where tubercles develop. On bones they are generally the… … Wikipedia
genital furrow — a groove that appears on the genital tubercle of the fetus at the end of the second month … Medical dictionary
Tubercle — A small tuber, a small lump or bump. * * * 1. A nodule, especially in an anatomic, not pathologic, sense. 2. A circumscribed, rounded, solid elevation on the skin, mucous membrane, or surface of an organ. 3. A slight … Medical dictionary
genital eminence — see under tubercle … Medical dictionary
Development of the reproductive system — The development of the reproductive system is a part of prenatal development, and concerns the sex organs. It is a part of the stages of sexual differentiation. Because its location to a large extent overlaps the urinary system, the development… … Wikipedia
Vulva — Human vulva Human vulva with natural pubic hair … Wikipedia
Development of the urinary and reproductive organs — The development of the urinary and reproductive organs as a part of the prenatal development, concerns the urinary system and sex organs. The latter is a part of the stages of sexual differentiation. The urinary and reproductive organs are… … Wikipedia
animal development — Introduction the processes that lead eventually to the formation of a new animal starting from cells derived from one or more parent individuals. Development thus occurs following the process by which a new generation of organisms is produced by … Universalium
reproductive system, animal — Introduction any of the organ systems by which animals reproduce. The role of reproduction is to provide for the continued existence of a species; it is the process by which living organisms duplicate themselves. Animals compete with… … Universalium
