Embryology & Developmental Disorders Flashcards
phenotype in Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome
Normal secondary sex characteristics
Normal Tanner stage
Agenesis or incomplete uterus, vagina, or both
karyotype in Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome
46XX
when does organogenesis occur
wks 3-8
other name for Wolfian duct
mesonephric duct
other name for Mullerian duct
paramesonephric duct
ureteral bud turns into
ureters, renal pelvis, and calycesme
metanephric mass becomes
functional nephrons
what drains into the cloaca
ureteric bud and mesonephric duct
what is the cloaca
the termination of the urogenital and GI tracts
where does the cloaca come from
the allantois
what is the allantois
diverticulum of the yolk sac past the caudal end of the embryo
what is the cloaca divided into
urorectal septum divides it into urogenital sinus and anorectal canal
what does urogenital sinus become
bladder, urethra, vagina
what does the allantois become
urachus > median umbilical ligament
when does gonadal development start
5 wks
when are there 100K egg/sperm cells
6wks gestational (germ cells)
what are gonads derived from
Coelomic (germinal) epithelium
Underlying mesenchyme
Primordial germ cells
where to germ cells originate
wall of the yolk sac
What do primary sex cords become
seminiferous tubules in males,
vestiges in females
when is undifferentiated gonad complete
by 7th week
what are the two genital tracts
2 Wolfian (mesonephric) ducts
2 mullerian (paramesonephric ducts)
where do paramesonephric ducts come from
From invagination of coelomic epithelium on lateral aspect of mesonephros.
Bud hollows to form an open duct
what gene determines gonad differentiation
SRY gene on Y chromosone (sex-determining region Y) that codes for TDF (testis determining factor)
when does gonad differentiation occur
testis at 4-6wks if TDF present
ovary at 6-8wks if TDF absent
when do you have max number of germ cells in life
20wks development (22wga) have 6-7 million
when do primordial follicles form
16-20wks development (18-22wga)