DSD Flashcards
Kidneys produce urine at week ___ of development
12
Kidneys develop from ___derm
meso
____ develops into the collecting system & ureter
ureteric bud
Kidneys begin to ascend around week ___ of development
6
Failure of contact between ureteric bud & metanephros leads to ____
renal agenesis
Abnormal contact between ureteric bud & metanephros leads to ____
dysplastic kidney
Multicystic dysplastic kidney is associated with other GU anomalies such as ___, ___, and ___
VUR, seminal vesicle cysts, Gartner’s duct cysts
Ureteric bud misplacement leads to ___ or ___
VUR or ectopic ureter
Ureteric bud duplications leads to _____
duplicated collecting system
The effect of ___ allows gonads to descend below inguinal ring
testosterone
At week ___, SRY gene flips the switch to allow for male differentiation
6
Sertoli cells secrete _____ during development
MIS (mullerian inhibiting substance)
____ is necessary for wolffian duct development
Testosterone
External genitalia are undifferentiated until week ___ of development
8
CAH is due to defect in _____
21-hydroxylase