Embryology Flashcards
Pronephroi appear in
4th week
Mesonephroi appear in
later 4th week
mesonephroi function as interim kidneys for
4 weeks
Metanephroi appear in
5th week (functional after 4 weeks)
Metanephric diverticulum (uteric bud)
outgrotwth of mesonephric duct near its entrace to cloaca
Metanephric blastema is derived from
Nephrogenic cord
Ureter is derived from
stalk of metanephric diverticulum
Collecting tubulues are formed from
Cranial portion of the diverticulum (uteric bud)
Number of glomeruli increase in
10th-18th week
Glomeruli increase rapidly in and reach limit in
32nd week
Glomerular filtration begins in
9th week
Nephron is derived from
Metranephric blastema
Branching of metanephric diverticulum is dependant on
Induction by metanephric mesenchyme
Differentiation of nephrons depends on
induction by collecting tubules
Interaction of the bud and blastema to induce each other is called
reciprocal induction