DEVELOPMENT. 823 



of the furrow at the under surface of the penis unite at about the four- 

 teenth week, and form that part of the urethra which is included in the 

 penis. The large cutaneous folds form the scrotum, and later (in the 

 eighth month of development), receive the testicles, which descend intc 

 them from the abdominal cavity. Sometimes the urethra is not closed, 

 and the deformity called hypospadias then results. The appearance oi 

 hermaphroditism may, in these cases, be increased by the retention of 

 the testes within the abdomen. 



