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The urogenital system develops from the intermediate mesenchyme derived from the dorsal body wall of the embryo (Fig. 1.1).
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At fifth week, a septum divides the cloaca into rectum and urogenital sinus that later on will give rise to bladder, urethra, and phallus.
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Buy, J.N., Ghossain, M. (2013). Embryology of the Urogenital System and Intersexual Disorders
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In: Gynecological Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31012-6_1
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