Renal Embryology Flashcards
What gives rise to the kidneys and genitalia
Intermediate mesoderm
What specifically gives rise to the nephron
The mesonephric tube
What are the three kidneys in order of development
Pronephros Mesonephros (functional) Metanephros (definitive/true)
When does the pronephros form and degenerate
Forms and degenerates in the 4th week
Where does the pronephros form
In the cervical region of the embryo and heads to the cloaca
When does the mesonephros appear and when it is functional until
Appears in late 4th week and is functional until 11 - 12 weeks
What does the mesonephros ultimately become
The male genitalia
When does the metanephros form
Week 5
What are the two parts of the metanephros
Ureteric bud
Aka: metanephric duct aka metanephric diverticulum
Metanephrogenic blastema (mass)
What does the glomeruli arise from
The dorsal aorta
Bowman’s capsule and the mesonephric tubules arise from what
Intermediate mesoderm
The mesonephric duct induces what
mesonephric Nephrons to form in the adjacent nephogenic cord
The ureteric bud is an outgrowth of what
The mesonephric duct
What is the metanephric blastema derived from
The nephrogenic cord
What does the ureteric bud give rise to
The ureter
Renal pelvis
Major and minor calyces
Collecting tubules
What does the metanephric blastema GRT
Renal vesicles
Bowman’s capsule
PCT/DCT
LoH
The ureteric bud contacts the metanephric blastema and gives rise to what first
The renal pelvis