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2006-06-20 12:46:57 · 9 answers · asked by dewdropinn 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
No, the uterus is the internal penis. No, really. When an embryo is developing, before the sex characteristics have developed, it has a little "nub" with the two sex glands on either side of it. If this particular embryo has two X chromosomes, the "nub" goes inside the abdomen, the glands become ovaries, and the body builds a channel between the end of the "nub" and the outside world. That's the vagina.
If the embryo has an X and a Y chromosome, the "nub" goes outside, the glands descend into a pouch of skin just behind it, and the doctor says "It's a boy" when it's born. But before the specific features develop (at around 8 to 10 weeks), they're identical.
More fun facts: The uterus is the strongest muscle in the human body, while the penis isn't even a muscle at all -- it's a hollow cylinder filled with blood vessels and special chambers, and to become rigid, the body restricts the flow of blood OUT of it.
2006-06-20 13:04:50 · answer #1 · answered by Scott F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The other people need to read a book. When a fetus is developing both men and women have a little nub 'down there.' This will either grow out for a man or in for a woman, but its the same part.
2006-06-20 12:50:59 · answer #2 · answered by Brian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. Clitoris is homologous to penis, embryologically.
2006-06-20 12:50:24 · answer #3 · answered by VOOOP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Umm..no.
2006-06-20 12:49:39 · answer #4 · answered by lettuceisgreen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uhh no not really, lol
2006-06-20 12:49:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I AGREE WITH BRIAN
2006-06-20 12:52:01 · answer #6 · answered by tiffany b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i guess you could look at it that way.... if you wanted to
2006-06-20 12:51:32 · answer #7 · answered by tbkgm79 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-06-20 12:50:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what? lmao
2006-06-20 12:50:02 · answer #9 · answered by kcracer1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋