Development of the Urinary System (Embryo) Flashcards
The urogenital system can functionally be divided into what two systems?
Urinary system
Genital system
Both the urinary system and genital system develop from a _____ _____ ____ (intermediate mesoderm)
common mesodermal ridge
As the intermediate mesoderm develops it moves in a _____ to ______ direction
cranial
caudal
In what week do we really begin to see the development of the urogenital system?
week 4
The urogenital system is derived embryologically from what mesoderm?
intermediate
Any structure derived from intermediate mesoderm is in a _______ position
retroperitoneal
The urogenital ridge can be separated into what two sections?
nephrogenic and genital
The kidneys develop in a ____ to ___ sequence
cranial
caudal
The kidney has 3 slightly overlapping kidney systems, what are they?
Pronephros (rudimentary, nonfunctional)
Mesonephros (function for a short time during early fetal period)
Metanephros (forms the permanent kidney)
Renoagenesis (kidney doesn’t develop at all) can be seen as early as day ____
23
The Pronephroid is the primitive _____ and is _______ in terms of functionality
kidney
non-functional
The pronephroid appears at day ____ and degenerates by day ____
21
24
The mesonephros appears in early week ___
4
The mesonephros begin to develop in the ____ and ___ vertebral levels
thoracic and lumbar
The thoracic segments of the mesonephros regress in week ____ but the mesonephric kidney continues functioning until week ____
5
10