Chapter 2 Embryonic Development of the Female Genital System

Question 1

Sac-like structure that lies below the chorion and develops from the hindgut

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Allantois

Question 2

Blockage or absence of a structure

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Atretic

Question 3

Fold of peritoneum that connects the uterus to the pelvis

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Broad Ligament

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Formation of an embryo

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Embryogenesis

Question 5

Cavity that is part of the development of the digestive and reproductive organs

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Cloaca

Question 6

Normal number of paired chormosomes

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Diploid

Question 7

Structure that appears at approx 5 weeks gestation and becomes either ovaries or testes

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Gonadal Ridges

Question 8

Accumulation of secreted fluid resulting in distention of the uterus and vagina because of obstruction

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Hydrometrocolpos

Question 9

Urine collection in the kidneys because of distal obstruction

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Hydronephrosis

Question 10

Large, sometimes tortuous, ureter because of distal blockage

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Hydroureter

Question 11

Connection between the mesonephros and the cloaca

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Mesonephric ducts

Question 12

Second stage of kidney development

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Mesonephros

Question 13

Section of the uterine broad ligament that covers the ovary

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Mesovarium

Question 14

Paired ducts that become the oviducts, uterus, cervix, and upper vagina

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Mullerian ducts (paramesonephric ducts)

Question 15

Oocytes

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female germ cells

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Oogonia

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Immature oocytes

Question 17

Precursor of germ cells, become oocytes or spermatozoa in the adult

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Primordial germ cells

Question 18

Primary or first kidney, which develops in the embryo

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Pronephros

Question 19

Pertaining to the urinary and genital system

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Urogential

Question 20

A method used to classify the embryo that places the embryo into categories depending on age, size, and morphologic characteristics is called

Answer 20

Carnegie stages

Question 21

Cloacal anomalies can result in

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Hydrometrocolpos

Question 22

An ultrasound exam of a patient with hematocolpos should include imaging of the

Answer 22

Kidneys

Question 23

The most common mass lesions in neonates are of

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Renal origin

Question 24

The pre-embryonic phase, AKA the first Carnegie stage, lasts into the

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3rd week

Question 25

If a male gamete that is capable of contributing either an X or Y chromosome contributes an X chromosome to the ovum the result is

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A female zygote

Question 26

The embryonic phase begins in the 4th week and extends into the

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8th week

Question 27

Diploid chromosomes are a result of fertilization and result in a count of

Answer 27

46 chromosomes

Question 28

What cells produce a gender appearance

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Primordial germ cells

Question 29

The genital or gonadal ridges are a forerunner of the

Answer 29

Female ovaries and male testes

Question 30

The vaginal fornices surround the end of the

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Cervix

Question 31

Gender (sex) is determined at approximately days

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44-48

Question 32

Mullerian ducts fuse to develop the uterus and

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Fallopian tubes

Question 33

The normal male chromosomal configuration is

Answer 33

46XY

Question 34

External development of genitalia is similar in both sexes until approx what week

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9th

Question 35

How does the fully developed fallopain tube lie in the abdominal cavity

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Horizontal

Question 36

Between puberty and menopause approx how many fertile ova are produced

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300-400

Question 37

Determination of chromosomal gender or sex occurs at the time of

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Fertilization

Question 38

What becomes the genital tubercle in both genders

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Primordial Phallus

Question 39

What systems develop in tandem in the embryo and are still closely associated in the adult

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Reproductive and Urinary

Question 40

What chromosome does the female gamete contribute

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X

Question 41

Carnegie stage 20 correlates with day 49 for which gonadal gender

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Female

Question 42

Carnegie stage 18 correlates with day 44 for which gonadal gender

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Male