AIM: Caffey: Ch 110: GU System

Question 1

The urinary system and the genital system are closely associated embryologically and begin to develop during the ____ week of gestation

Answer 1

Fourth

Question 2

Both urinary system and genital system develop from ____ mesoderm, along the posterior wall of the abdominal cavity

Answer 2

Intermediate

Question 3

Part of the urogenital ridge gives rise to the ____ cord, which will form the urinary system, and another part gives rise to the ____ ridge, which will form the genital system

Answer 3

Nephrogenic, gonadal