Sex cords are embryonic structures which eventually will give rise (differentiate) to the adult gonads (reproductive organs). They are formed from the...

expression causes the development of primary sex cords, which later develop into seminiferous tubules. These cords form in the central part of the yet-undifferentiated...

into testes. In males, the sex cords fully invade the developing gonads. The mesoderm-derived epithelial cells of the sex cords in developing testes become...

rete ovarii (pl.: retia ovarii) is a structure formed from the primary sex cords in females. It is the homologue of the rete testis in males. It is a narrow...

vocal cords, also known as vocal folds, are folds of throat tissues that are key in creating sounds through vocalization. The length of the vocal cords affects...

membrane. By week six, string-like cell congregations called primitive sex cords form within the enlarging genital ridge. Externally, a swelling called...

genital ridge appears at approximately five weeks, and gives rise to the sex cords. Genes associated with the developing gonad can be categorized into those...

peritoneal membrane. By the sixth week, string-like tissues called primary sex cords form within the enlarging genital ridge. Externally, a swelling called...

A secondary sex characteristic is a physical characteristic of an organism that is related to or derived from its sex, but not directly part of its reproductive...

intermediate mesoderm adjacent to the developing kidneys. At about week 6, sex cords develop within the forming testes. These are made up of early Sertoli...

Sex differences in human physiology are distinctions of physiological characteristics associated with either male or female humans. These differences...

For example, the common "patch cables" used for Ethernet (and the similar cords used for telephones) typically have male modular plugs on both ends, to...

segments. They have ladder-like nervous systems, with paired ventral nerve cords running through all segments and forming paired ganglia in each segment...

(true vocal cords, anterior and posterior commissures); the supraglottis (epiglottis, arytenoids and aryepiglottic folds, and false cords); and the subglottis...

supply, the use of a Burdizzo tool or emasculators to crush the spermatic cords and disrupt the blood supply, pharmacological injections and implants and...

specifically a part of human sound production in which the vocal folds (vocal cords) are the primary sound source. (Other sound production mechanisms produced...

structures in the larynx or glottis. Some geckos and turtles possess true vocal cords, which have elastin-rich connective tissue. Hearing in humans relies on...

play various important roles. The generalized mollusc has two paired nerve cords, or three in bivalves. The brain, in species that have one, encircles the...

common genital cord[citation needed], to distinguish it from the genital cords of the germinal epithelium[citation needed] seen later in this article....

development of the spermatic cords and the multiplication of Sertoli cells, both of which are crucial to male sexual development. The ZW sex-determination system...

of the vocal cords, in whole or in part. Commonly cited in the context of singing, falsetto, a characteristic of phonation by both sexes, is also one...

protect the walls and the frontal part of the larynx, including the vocal cords (which are located directly behind it). Another function of the Adam's apple...

ISBN 978-81-208-1778-4. White, David Gordon (2006). Kiss of the Yogini: "Tantric Sex" in its South Asian Contexts. University of Chicago Press. pp. 33, 130, 198...

species the male is smaller and slimmer than the female. Males have vocal cords and make a range of croaks, particularly in the breeding season, and in...

five different class years making music with their mouths. The Dartmouth Cords are an all-male singing group founded in 1996 which usually consists of...

produced by vibrating connective tissue, similar to the way human vocal cords function, and through burst-pulsed sounds, though the nature and extent...

cuticle (a strong outer covering, as an exoskeleton), four main epidermal cords, and a fluid-filled pseudocoelom (body cavity). It also has some of the...

gender they identify as or are attempting to be seen as, rather than their sex assigned at birth. Historically, this was common among women who served in...

from surgery to remove a cyst on her vocal cords. In August, Manson wrote in her online journal that "Sex Is Not the Enemy" sounded "like old school Garbage"...

cnidarians and, perhaps, placozoans). A more complex nerve net with simple nerve cords is present in ancient animals called ctenophores but no nerves, thus no...