Yan Flashcards
What is the urinary system derived from?
Intermediate Mesoderm
What embryological phase does kidney formation happen during?
the embryonic period…specifically weeks 4-8
What are the names of the 3 sets of kidneys?
1st set: pronephros
2nd set: mesonephros
3rd set: metanephros
While the 2 first sets of kidneys disappear…what is the lasting legacy of the 2nd set…the mesonephros?
The mesonephric duct remains & helps form the male reproductive system–esp the ejaculatory duct.
It also induces the formation of the 3rd kidney set.
Where is the pronephros set of kidneys found? What is its function?
When does it begin?
When does it end?
cervical region
nonfunctional
begins & ends w/i the 4th week.
Where is the mesonephros set of kidneys found? What is its functional status? When does it begin? When does it end? What remains?
thoracolumbar region temporarily functional 4th week ends by end of 2nd month (week 8) mesonephric duct remains in males
When does the metanephros kidney begin? End?
What is its functional status?
Begins 5th week.
Never ends!! : )
The final functional set of kidneys!
What do the gonads form from? When? What set of kidneys is this associated w/?
urogenital ridge
2nd month
mesonephric kidneys
How is it that the mesonephric kidneys induce the formation of the metanephric kidneys?
A ureteric bud (caudal portion of intermediate mesoderm) outgrows from the mesonephric duct…This bud penetrates the metanephric tissue & induces the formation of the metanephric blastema…
What happens to the ureteric bud once it penetrates the metanephric tissue?
It branches to form the renal pelvis, the major calyces, the minor calyces, & the collecting ducts.
How does the nephron form?
Exact order?
communication from the collecting tubules’ epithelial cells & the surrounding mesenchymal cells.
Metanephric Tissue Caps (mesenchymal cells)–>renal vesicles–>S-shaped tubule–>Bowman’s capsule
What does the nephron NOT include?
Collecting tubules
Which two cell types communicate during kidney formation? What does each whisper to the other?
Mesenchymal cells & epithelial cells
Mesenchymal–>epithelial: branch!
Epithelial–>mesenchymal: Make that nephron!
What are 2 important congenital conditions that affect the kidney?
Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
With autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease…when does a person experience renal failure? Which part of their kidney is affected?
Experience renal failure usu in infancy or childhood.
Cyst forms in the collecting tubules.