urinogenital sinus

urinogenital sinus
the duct in the embryo that receives the ureter and mesonephric and paramesonephric ducts and opens to the exterior. The innermost portion forms most of the bladder and the remainder forms the urethra with its associated glands. Part of it may also contribute towards the vagina.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • cloaca — n. the most posterior part of the embryonic hindgut. It becomes divided into the rectum and the urinogenital sinus, which receives the bladder together with the urinary and genital ducts …   The new mediacal dictionary

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