Table 5-7. SUMMARY OF EVENTS IN SEXUAL DIFFERENTIATION

Indifferent Structure		Fate: Male				Female

Genital ridges (medulla)		testes					regression
Genital ridges (cortex)		regression					ovaries
Wolffian (mesonephric) ducts		epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles		regression
Mullerian ducts			regression					oviducts, uterus, cranial vagina
Urogenital sinus			bladder, urethra, prostate gland			bladder, urethra, vestibular vagina
Genital swellings/folds		scrotum					labia
Genital tubercle			penis					clitoris
Gubernaculum			testicular descent, then involution		regression
Hypothalamic surge center		inactivated				functional