Embryology and Development — Flashcards

_____ represents the attachment of notochord to the pharyngeal endoderm during embryonic life

_____ defects occur due to failure of rostral fold closure of the anterior abdominal wall

During normal development, _____ epithelium from the lower 2/3 of the vagina grows upward to replace columnar epithelium lining the upper 1/3 of the vagina

During the _____ week of gestation, the midgut herniates through the umbilical ring

The cells of the _____ plate give rise to motor nuclei and cells of the alar plate give rise to sensory nuclei.

Development of notochord:The floor of the notochordal canal gets intercalated with the _____ and gradually breaks down eventually leading to the formation of notochordal plate.

Fetal kidney development begins with the _____, which develops by week 4

_____derm gives rise to the lens, epithelial lining of conjunctiva and cornea and epithelial lining of lacrimal glands and tarsal glands

The embryonic _____ interacts via reciprocal-inductive signaling with the ureteric bud, inducing differentation of these tissues into their respective parts of the kidney

The inner layer of _____ on the maternal side of the placenta is also known as Rohr's layer