2006-08-29 05:52:34 · 14 answers · asked by Hobby 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Yes it is, sort of.
The tissue that becomes the glans/head of the penis in males becomes the clitoris in females; the tissue that becomes the penis shaft and erectile tissue in males becomes the labia minora in females, and the tissue that forms the scrotum in males, forms the labia majora in females.
These are rough approximations, but I read it in Wikipedia
2006-08-29 05:59:40 · answer #1 · answered by jmskinny 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think in a way, it is. Have you ever seen or heard of hermaphrodites? If a female is born with a "penis" it is really just an extremely long clitoris that grew too much during the process of development. The same is true for males. If a male is born with a "clitoris" or genitals that resemble a vagina, then his penis did not develop correctly during development. I'm pretty sure that they are composed of the same types of tissue and are also the organs for sexual excitement and stimulation.
2006-08-29 14:26:18 · answer #2 · answered by DikkiJones 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is. In hyena clans, the females' clitoris is enlarged so much due to the increased levels (more so than normal) of male hormones in their bodies that it actually resembles a little penis. We all start out as females.
2006-08-29 17:11:02 · answer #3 · answered by kyuketsuki084 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. They are both composed of similar tissue, the clitoral hood is akin to the foreskin. Though the clitoris has a lot more nerve endings, and is therefore more sensitive, than the penis.
2006-08-29 12:59:53 · answer #4 · answered by lturner519 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No actually...
"I never once heard the word clitoris. It would be years before I learned that females possessed the only organ in the human body with no function other than to feel pleasure. (If such an organ were unique to the male body, can you imagine how much we would hear about it-and what it would be used to justify?)"
-Eve Ensler
2006-08-29 12:58:34 · answer #5 · answered by rachel o 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are truly homologous. They arose from the same developmental tissues during embryonic development. The differences arise from the hormones that the fetus experiences in utero. Similarly testes and ovaries are homologous.
2006-08-29 15:08:23 · answer #6 · answered by adops10 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! But did you have to use the word HOMOlogue?
2006-08-29 12:56:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
homologue? no I don't think so
it is a similar organ in some ways and has some similar functions
2006-08-29 12:59:22 · answer #8 · answered by enginerd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! its also composed of erectile tissues like in penis
2006-08-29 12:55:54 · answer #9 · answered by Ron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Indeed, it's all decided in the womb whether the child will be male or female
2006-08-29 12:57:35 · answer #10 · answered by gerbiltamer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋