Differences Between Male and Female Anatomy Here are some parts of the human anatomy that are different in males and females. Bones: Women’s hips are wider than men’s to allow for childbirth.

Most males and females have the same number of ribs — 12 on either side of the body for a total of 24. Some people may have extra or fewer ribs.

Female anatomy was included only when it differed in obvious reproductive ways, often cloaked in language that presented the female form as a deviation or inversion of the male norm.