GU and Genitalia Development Flashcards
Mesonephric tubules become ________ in male
Ductus deferens
Cause of renal agenesis
Failure or ureteric bud to form, result in absence of a kidney
Oligohydraminos can occur from _____ sequence
Potter
3 effects of oligohydraminos
- Limb deformations
- Abnormal face development
- Pulmonary hypoplasia
2 types of cystic kidney
- Multicystic
2. Polycystic
Allantois
Finger-like projection of hypoblast that becomes incorporated into umbilical cord
Posterior urethral valves cause ______ and only occur in ______
Oligohydramnios
Males
Embryos in indifferent phase until ___ week of gestation
7th
Medullary portion of primary sex cords in male develop into _______
Sertoli cells
Function of Leydig cells
Secrete testosterone which is involved in development of testes and associated ducts
Sertoli cells secrete ________ which causes degeneration of paramesonephric ducts in males
Mullerian Inhibiting Substance (MIS)
Fate of primary sex cords in females
Degeneration
Fate of paramesonephric ducts in female
Uterus, cervix, vagina
Genital swelling becomes _____ in male
Scrotum
Genital swellings become _____ in female
Labia majora
Hypospadias
Urethral folds fail to fuse completely causing external urethral orifice to be located in ventral surface of penis rather than terminal end
Epispadias
Failure of body wall closure in lower abdominal region that gives rise to an opening on the dorsal surface of the penis
Cryptorchidism
Undescended testes
3 stages in development of the kidney
- Pronephros
- Mesonephros
- Metanephros