KROK 1 2007 – Question 120 · KROK (Medicine) · Biology
Examination of a newborn boy’s genitals revealed a cleft of urethra that opens on the inferior surface of his penis. What developmental anomaly is it?
- A. Hermaphroditism
- B. Hypospadia
- C. Epispadia
- D. Monorchism
- E. Cryptorchism
Hint
The urethral folds normally fuse along the underside of the genital tubercle; a defect in that fusion places the opening on the underside instead of at the tip.
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