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  2. Sexual differentiation in humans - Wikipedia

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    The internal genitalia consist of two accessory ducts: mesonephric ducts (male) and paramesonephric ducts (female). The mesonephric system is the precursor to the male genitalia and the paramesonephric to the female reproductive system. [8] As development proceeds, one of the pairs of ducts develops while the other regresses.

  3. Female reproductive system - Wikipedia

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    The human female reproductive system is made up of the internal and external sex organs that function in the reproduction of new offspring. The reproductive system is immature at birth and develops at puberty to be able to release matured ova from the ovaries , facilitate their fertilization , and create a protective environment for the ...

  4. Sex differences in human physiology - Wikipedia

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    The human male reproductive system. The human female reproductive system. The male and female perineum. Males and females have different sex organs. Females have two ovaries that store the eggs, and a uterus which is connected to a vagina. The external genitals are called the vulva. Males have testicles that produce sperm.

  5. Sex organ - Wikipedia

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    A sex organ, also known as a reproductive organ, is a part of an organism that is involved in sexual reproduction. Sex organs constitute the primary sex characteristics of an organism. Sex organs are responsible for producing and transporting gametes , as well as facilitating fertilization and supporting the development and birth of offspring.

  6. Reproductive system - Wikipedia

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    The human female reproductive system is a series of organs primarily located inside of the body and around the pelvic region of a female that contribute towards the reproductive process. The human female reproductive system contains three main parts: the vulva, which leads to the vagina, the vaginal opening, to the uterus; the uterus, which ...

  7. Human reproductive system - Wikipedia

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    The human female reproductive system is a series of organs primarily located inside the body and around the pelvic region of a female that contribute towards the reproductive process. The human female reproductive system contains three main parts: the vagina, which leads from the vulva , the vaginal opening, to the uterus; the uterus , which ...

  8. Sexual differentiation - Wikipedia

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    Sexual differentiation is the process of development of the sex differences between males and females from an undifferentiated zygote. [1] [2] Sex determination is often distinct from sex differentiation; sex determination is the designation for the development stage towards either male or female, while sex differentiation is the pathway towards the development of the phenotype.

  9. Sex differences in humans - Wikipedia

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    The most obvious differences between males and females include all the features related to reproductive roles, notably the endocrine (hormonal) systems and their physiological and behavioral effects, including gonadal differentiation, internal and external genital and breast differentiation, and differentiation of muscle mass, height, and hair ...