Pelvis 05: Development of the Urogenital Tract Flashcards
Where do the kidneys and gonads derive from?
Intermediate mesoderm
What do kidneys develop from (not the germ layer, something else)
Nephrogenic cord
What are the three sets of kidneys during development?
Pronephros, mesonephros, metanephros
Pronephros
One of the three developmental kidneys; found in the cervical region, it induces the development of the mesonephric duct and then involutes
Mesonephros
One of the three developmental kidneys; found in the upper thoracic and upper lumbar regions, develops renal corpuscles that function for 4 weeks and then involutes
Metanephros
One of the three developmental kidneys; makes the adult kidney; found in lower lumbar and pelvic regions
What does the metanephros develop from?
Metanephrogenic mesenchym of the nephrogenic cord; ureteric bud growing up out of the mesonephric duct near the cloaca
Ureteric bud
An outgrowth of the mesonephric duct that gives rise to the ureter, renal pelvis, calyces, collecting tubules, and collecting ducts
Nephron
The site of blood filtration in the kidneys
How are nephrons developed?
They are derived from metanephrogenic mesenchym of intermediate mesoderm
Bownman’s capsule
The capsule that surrounds the capillaries and filters blood inside
Renal corpuscle
Capsule + glomerulus
Unilateral renal agenesis
Missing one kidney due to absence of ureteric bud
Oligohydramnios
Deficiency of amniotic fluid due to both kidneys not forming
Discoid kidney
The condition of two kidneys fusing inferiorly and medially
How do the urogenital sinus and rectum split?
They divide by the division of the cloaca
What divides the cloaca?
Urorectal septum, ventral mesenchymal proliferation, slowed growth of dorsal cloaca
Whata rises from the urogenital sinus?
Bladder and urethra
What causes anorectal malformations
The dorsal cloaca does not slow down in growth
Urethral plate
The thickening of the ventral cloacal membrane
What are the parts of the urogenital sinus?
Vesical part, pelvic part, phallic part
Vesical part
The part of the urogenital sinus that forms the bladder
Pelvic part
The part of the urogenital sinus that forms the entire urethra in females and the proximal urethra in males
Phallic part
The part of the urogenital sinus that forms most of th e distal urethra in males
Trigone
A triangular-shaped area of smooth wall in the back of the bladder; it is developed from mesoderm and then overgrown by endoderm
Primary sex characteristics
The structures functioning in reproduction
Secondary sex characteristics
Behavioral and structures that differentiates gender
Gender identity
Self representation of gender