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Pelvic embryology Flashcards

1
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definitive kidney

A

metanephros

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2
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where does pronephros develop

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cervical region

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3
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where does mesonephros develop

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thoracic and lumbar regions

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4
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2 parts of metanephros

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excretory system, collecting system

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5
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collecting system of metanephros develops from

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ureteric bud

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6
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ureteric bud sprouts from

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mesonephric duct

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7
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excretory system of metanephros develops from

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intermediate mesoderm surrounding ureteric bud forming metanephric blastema

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8
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components of collecting system

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ureter, renal pelvis, calyces, collecting ducts

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9
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components of excretory system

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nephrons

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10
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glomeruli

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capillaries that grow into distal ends of nephrons

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11
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nephron

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vesicle or tubule that produces urine the process of removing waste from blood

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12
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pelvic kidney

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doesn’t extend cranially like it should

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13
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horseshoe kidney

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inferior ends of kidneys fuse and drift up together until stopped by IMA

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14
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bifed/double ureter

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ureteric bud bifurcates before metanephric blastema forms

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15
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ectopic kidney

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crosses over to the other side during ascension

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16
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thoracic kidney

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kidney ascends too far

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17
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multiple renal arteries

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persistence of accessory renal arteries that usually degenerate

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18
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multiple renal arteries can lead to

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renal ischemia

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19
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when are kidneys functional

A

12th week

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20
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oligohydramnios is a sign of

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bilateral renal agenesis

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21
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potter sequence

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oligohydramnios causing compression on the fetus by the uterus

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22
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Ssx of potter sequence

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limb deformities, dry/wrinkly skin, facial anomalies, pulmonary hypoplasia

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23
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caudal end of hindgut

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cloaca

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24
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urogenital sinus formation

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urorectal septum (mesoderm) divides the hindgut into urogenital sinus and anorectal canal

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25
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bladder and urethra are formed from

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urogenital sinus

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26
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allantois

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connects apex of bladder with umbilicus

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27
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allantois becomes

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urachus

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28
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urachus becomes

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medial umbilical ligament on posterior aspect of anterior abdominal wall

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29
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hindgut abnormalities occur when

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the urorectal septum does not form correctly

30
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urachal fistula, urachal cyst, urachal sinus caused by

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persistence of a lumen in the urachus

31
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urine coming out of the umbilicus is a sign of

A

urachal fistula

32
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how are gonadal ridges formed

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primordial germ cells migrate from yolk sac to intermediate mesoderm medial to the mesonephros

33
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the indifferent stage starts

34
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mesonephric ducts aka

A

Wollfian ducts

35
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mesonephric ducts become

A

epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles

36
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paramesonephric ducts become

A

uterus, uterine tubes, upper vagina

37
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male primitive sex cords become

A

testis cords

38
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male primitive sex cords at the hilum become

A

rete testis

39
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male mesonephric tubules become

A

efferent ducts

40
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female primitive sex cords become

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somatic support cells and then follicle cells

41
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how are prostate and bulbourethral glands formed

A

bud off urethra

42
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how are seminal vesicles formed

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bud off mesonephric duct

43
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how is trigone formed

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lower end of mesonephric ducts are incorporated into bladder

44
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how are uterus and upper vagina formed

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caudal ends of paramesonephric ducts fuse

45
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how are uterine tubes formed

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they are the unfused paramesonephric ducts

46
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uterine and vaginal anomalies result from

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problems with the development of paramesonephric ducts

47
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no fusion of paramesonephric ducts leads to

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double uterus, double vagina

48
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partial fusion of paramesonephric ducts leads to

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double uterus, bicornate uterus

49
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medial walls of paramesonephric ducts fail to resorb

A

septated uterus

50
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incomplete development of one paramesonephric duct

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unicornate uterus

51
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paramesonephric ducts resorb too much

A

cervical atresia

52
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what each embryo has during indifferent stage

A

genital tubercle, urogenital folds, labioscrotal swellings, anal folds

53
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female genital tubercle becomes

54
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female urogenital folds become

A

labia minora

55
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female labialscrotal swellings become

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labia majora

56
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male urogenital folds and genital turbercle

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fuse and genital turbercle becomes shaft and glans of penis

57
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male urogenital fold fusion forms

A

penile urethra

58
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labioscrotal swellings form

59
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penile hypospadias

A

urogenital folds don’t fuse completely

60
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glands hypospadias

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abnormal canalization of urethral plate within glans penis

61
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epispadias

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urethral orifice opens into the dorsal surface of the penis

62
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epispadias is associated with

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exstrophy of bladder

63
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cryptorchidism

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testis fails to descend after birth

64
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processus vaginalis forms the

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inguinal canal

65
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processes vaginalis closes to become

A

tunica vaginalis

66
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testicular torsion

A

twisting of spermatic cord crimping testicular artery

67
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testicular hydrocele

A

fluid between parietal and visceral layers of tunica vaginalis

68
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many indirect inguinal hernias arise from

A

incomplete closure of processus vaginalis

69
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female gubernaculum becomes

A

ligament of ovary and round ligament of uterus

70
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round ligament of uterus extends into

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labia majora

71
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broad ligament of uterus formed when

A

peritoneal folds covering the paramesonephric ducts fuse

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