Development of the Urinary System Flashcards
both the urinary and genital systems (urogenital system) develop from common ____ known as ____
mesodermal ridge; intermediate mesoderm
intermediate mesoderm bulges into intraembryonic coelmic cavity creating the _____
urogenital ridge
the urogenital ridge differentiates into:
- nephrogenic cord/ridge (lateral)
- genital ridge (medial)
through lateral folding, the nephrogenic cord becomes ____
retroperitoneal
three slightly overlapping kidney systems develop in ____ to ____ sequence
cranial; caudal
three kidney systems
- Pronephros (rudimentary, nonfunctional)
- Mesonephros (function for a short time during early fetal period)
- Metanephros (forms the permanent kidney)
pronephros appear early ____ and degenerate by the end of this week
week 4
pronephros in segmented _____ in the ____ region; never functional in humans
intermediate mesoderm; cervical
mesonephros appear early week ___ in ___ and ____ segments of intermediate mesoderm
4; thoracic/lumbar
in the mesonephros, urine is produced and drains along the _____ to the ____
mesonephric (Wolffian) duct; cloaca/bladder
in week 5, the ___ segments of the mesonephros start to regress, but the mesonephric kidney continues functioning until week ___
thoracic; 10
mesonephric ducts extend into lower lumbar and fuse with ____, contributing to _____
cloaca; posterior bladder
in the mesonephros, canalization begins ____ and grows ____
caudally; cranially
when the mesonephric duct hits the cloaca, it initiates _____ growth
ureteric bud/metanephric diverticulum
metanephros begins when the ____ sprouts from the distal end of the _____ at about 5 weeks
ureteric bud/metanephric diverticulum; mesonephric duct