Chapter 2 Embryonic Development of the Female Genital System Flashcards
Sac-like structure that lies below the chorion and develops from the hindgut
Allantois
Blockage or absence of a structure
Atretic
Fold of peritoneum that connects the uterus to the pelvis
Broad Ligament
Formation of an embryo
Embryogenesis
Cavity that is part of the development of the digestive and reproductive organs
Cloaca
Normal number of paired chormosomes
Diploid
Structure that appears at approx 5 weeks gestation and becomes either ovaries or testes
Gonadal Ridges
Accumulation of secreted fluid resulting in distention of the uterus and vagina because of obstruction
Hydrometrocolpos
Urine collection in the kidneys because of distal obstruction
Hydronephrosis
Large, sometimes tortuous, ureter because of distal blockage
Hydroureter
Connection between the mesonephros and the cloaca
Mesonephric ducts
Second stage of kidney development
Mesonephros
Section of the uterine broad ligament that covers the ovary
Mesovarium
Paired ducts that become the oviducts, uterus, cervix, and upper vagina
Mullerian ducts (paramesonephric ducts)
Oocytes
female germ cells
Oogonia
Immature oocytes