Embryology of the abdominal viscera Flashcards
What mesentery does the foregut have associated with it
Ventral mesentery
What mesentery does the hindgut have associated with it
Dorsal mesentery
What does the cloacal membrane do
divide the cloaca into an anterior and posterior portion
What does the anterior cloacus become
Primitive urogenital sinus
What does the posterior cloacus become
anorectal canal
What are the 3 portions of the urogenital sinus
Urinary bladder (upper part)
Narrow canal- pelvic canal
Definitive urogenital sinus
What are examples of fistulas
Occurs between
-Rectum and vagina (rectovaginal fistula)
- Rectum and bladder (rectsovesticular fistula)
- Rectum and urethra (urorectal fistula)
These are all abnormal openings
What is the meseonephric duct
Fuses with cloaca. Important as the kidney is derived from this structure
What is the third persistent functioning kidney
Metanephros
What does the ureteric bud give rise to
Ureter
Pelvis
Major and minor calyses
Collecting tubes
What is the paramesonephric duct formed from and where is it
Coelomic epithelium
it is on antolateral surface of the urogenital ridge
What do the two two paramesopehric ducts fuse in females to form
Part of the uterus and upper part of the vagina
What forms the lower part of the vagina
Urogenital sinus
What does the mesonephric ducts form in males
Main genital tract
What is renal agenesis and dysplasia
agenesis- Not formed either unilaterally or bilaterally
Dysplasia - not formed correctly