Embryology Flashcards
Examples of the Female Internal Reproductive anatomy
Ovaries Fallopian tubes Uterus Cervix Vagina
Examples of Female External Reproductive anatomy
Glans Clitoris
Labia Majora
Labia Minora
Female equivalent of the Penis
Glans Clitoris
External Genitalia are the same through Week ______
Labia Majora
External Female Reproductive structures are fully differentiated by week _____ of gestation
12
The (Mesonephric/Paramesonephric) duct will form the Male tubes
Mesonephric (Wolffian duct)
The (Mesonephric/Paramesonephric) duct will form the Female tubes
Paramesonephric (Mullerian duct)
Fancy name for the Mesonephric duct
Wolffian duct
Fancy name for the Paramesonephric duct
Mullerian duct
(Female/Male) is the default sex
Female
When does the Y chromosome begin to differentiate male organs and cause regression of Mullerian ducts
Week 8
2 Oviducts, a fused Uterus, Vagina and a Cloaca are formed by Week _____
10
What are the structures present in Week 10 of Female gestation
Oviducts
Uterus
Vagina
Cloaca
Failure of the fusion of the Mullerian ducts, leaving 2 completely separate Uteri with a common Vagina
Uterus Didelphys
Failure of the dissolution of the Septum separating the Mullerian Ducts; leaves a single Uterus, but with a thick septum dividing in half
Bicornuate Uterus
The agenesis of one Mullerian duct, leaving one misaligned Uterus
Unicornuate Uterus
Failure of BOTH Mullerian ducts to form; no uterus
Uterine Agenesis
The germ cells of the Ovaries migrate from the ___________ _______ to the ______________ ___________
Yolk Sac; Urogenital Ridge