Session 2- Development Flashcards
Name the three stages of the kidney in development
Pronephron, mesonephron, metanephron
At what week does the kidney start producing urine
Week 12
Define oligohydramnios and name a cause
Low amniotic fluid from renal agenesis
What is the mesonephron composed of
A mesonephric duct and mesonephric tubules. Sprouts the ureteric bud
What does the mesonephric duct become in Ms and Fs
Males- vas deferens
Females- regresses
What is the ureteric bud
Buds off the mesonephron and becomes the collecting system for the metanephron
What is the functional tissue of the kidney formed from
The metanephric blastema
What does the urorectal septum do
Separates the cloca into urethral and rectal passages
What happens if the urorectal septum doesn’t work
Get a urorectal fistula (urethra and rectum are connected into one opening)
What is the cloaca
Urogenitorectal passage
What is the allantois
Diverticulum of the yolk sac, during folding becomes involved in bladder formation
What does the allantois become
The urachus
What does the urachus become
The median umbilical ligament in adults
What happens if the urachus stays open at the umbilicus?
A urachal fistula, urine leaks from bellybutton
What is the urogenital ridge?
A region giving rise to embryonic kidney and gonad