Embryology Flashcards
1
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What is mesonephric
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Also known as wolfram duct , paired organ formed during development and gives rise to male reproductive organs
2
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What is the paramesonephric duct
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Also known as Müllerian ducts
Without presence of AMH, uterus , uterine tubes and cervix are formed
3
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What is the indifferent stage
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Neither male or female characteristics are apparent
4
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What is a germ cell
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Any biological cell that gives rise to the gametes of an organism that reproduces sexually
5
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Development of external genitalia
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Begins in week 3
Mesenchymal cells migrate to form cloacal folds
Cranial they fuse to form the genital tubercle
Causally divide into urethral and anal folds