Kidney development Flashcards
1
Q
Rudimentary and nonfunctional embryonal kidney
A
Pronephros
2
Q
Well developed and briefly functional embryonal kidney
A
Mesonephros
3
Q
Embryonal kidney that becomes permanent kidney
A
Metanephros
4
Q
Metanephros becomes permanent kidneys at what week
A
5th week
5
Q
Permanent kidneys begins to function at what week
A
9th week
6
Q
2 sources of metanephros
A
- Metanephric diverticulum or duct/ureteric bud
- Metanephric tubule
7
Q
Origin of the ureteric bud/metanephric diverticulum
A
Develops as tubular outgrowths from terminal part of mesonephric duct
8
Q
Ureteric bud is the primordium of what structures?
A
- Ureter
- Renal pelvis
- Renal calices
- Collecting tubules
9
Q
Metanephric tubule origin
A
Formed from elongation of metanephric diverticulum that penetrates metanephric mesoderm
10
Q
Metanephric tubule forms the
A
Nephron
