Renal Embryology Flashcards
when do the renal corpuscles that form from the mesonephric tubules stop functioning?
after 10 weeks
what do the mesonephric tubules form in males?
efferent ductules
what is the metanephric blastema derived from?
nephrogenic cord
what does the stalk of the ureteric bud become?
ureter
what does the arched collecting tubule induce?
cells of the metanephrogenic blastema to form metanephric vesicles
what do the metanephric vesicles elongate to form?
metanephric tubules
where is the first branch of the vascular supply from?
the common iliac
where are the definitive renal arteries from?
abdominal aorta
what can an accessory renal vessel lead to?
hydronephrosis
what causes the polycystic kidney disease?
autosomal recessive mutation of PKHD1
what germ layer is the submucosa and muscularis layer of the bladder formed from?
splanchnic mesoderm
what germ layer is the trigone of the bladder formed from?
intermediate mesoderm
what does the allantois constrict to form?
the urachus
what does the urachus form?
the median umbilical ligament
what is a urachal sinus?
the end of the urachus remains open into the blader or umbilicus
