Embryology USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 22-year-old woman comes to the physician for a routine health maintenance examination. She has no history of serious illness. Pelvic examination shows a pink, 2 x 2 cm, fluctuant swelling at the right posterior vaginal introitus. The swelling is most likely derived from which of the following structures?
Answer choices
- AVulvar epithelium
- BParaurethral glands
- CGreater vestibular glandsCorrect answer
- DMesonephric duct remnants
- ESebaceous glands
- FParamesonephric duct remnants
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