Urogenital System Part A Flashcards
Label the urinary system
Label the kidney
The functional unit of the kidney is the ______
The functional unit of the kidney is the nephron
Label the nephron
Why are the kidneys on the posterior abdominal wall?
Because the tissue the they came from: Intermediate mesoderm
Label the diagram;
Which part of the diagram shows the tissue from which the kidneys originate
Following folding, the intermediate mesoderm sits immediately posterior to the ________ on either side of the _______
Following folding, the intermediate mesoderm sits immediately posterior to the intraembryonic coleom on either side of the dorsal aorta
Intermediate mesoderm: blobs of ______ between _____ and ______
Intermediate mesoderm: blobs of mesoderm between somites and lateral plate mesoderm
Mystery diagnosis
Oligohydramnios
- Not enough amniotic fluid because kidneys didn’t form (or in some cases, could be because of a blockage)
Function of urinary system:
Prenatally:
Postnatally:
- Prenatally:
- urinary system produces amniotic fluid
- Postnatally
- Urinary system functions to excrete wastes and maintain electrolyte balance
What is oligohydramnios?
Lack of amniotic fluid → can impair growth and cause lung problems (potter sequence)
What are the three types of kidney throughout evolution?
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Pronephros
- often one nephron
- no integrated glomerulus
- filters fluid from body cavity
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Mesonephros
- multiple nephrons
- filter blood directly (integration between blood and kidney)
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Metanephros
- many nephrons
- filter blood directly and concentrate urine
Pronephros vs Mesonephros
- In pronephros, blood is filtered into the body cavity (coelom)
- In mesonephros, the glomerulus is integrated into nephron and blood is filtered directly
Which of the three types of kidneys are present during development?
- Mesonephros - temporary kidney
- Metanephros - definitive kidney
Mesonephros:
- Mesonephroi start to form in week ____
- Each mesonephros consists of a _______, a series of ______ and ________
Mesonephros:
- Mesonephroi start to form in week four (4)
- Each mesonephros consists of a mesonephric duct, a series of mesonephric tubules and associated capillaries
The mesonephric tubules form in a _______ sequence
The mesonephric tubules form in a cranial to caudal sequence
Mesonephric duct extends _______ and fuses with the ______ in the ____ week
Mesonephric duct extends caudally and fuses with the urogenital sinus in the 5th week
- At first, the cranial margin of the mesonephros is at the _______
- By 6 weeks, there is _______ and the cranial margin reaches the ______ vertebra
- At first, the cranial margin of the mesonephros is at the 10th somite, or what will be the C7/T1 vertebral level
- By 6 weeks, there is degeneration of early tubules and the cranial margin reaches the T5 vertebra only vertebra
Mesonephroi function as temporary kidneys from weeks _____
Mesonephroi function as temporary kidneys from weeks 6-10
Mesonephric tubules are induced by the ______ to form within the _______
Mesonephric tubules are induced by the mesonephric duct to form within the adjacent intermediate mesoderm (MET)
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35-38 days what is happening at the urogenital sinus?
Mesonephric ducts are fusing with urogenital sinus
Further division of the cloaca
Mesonephric ducts fuses with ______ of ______
Mesonephric ducts fuses with posterolateral walls of urogenital sinus
Cloacal membrane breaks down in ____ week when contacted by _____
Cloacal membrane breaks down in 7th week week when contacted by urorectal septum
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