Embryology — Flashcards

Flashcard 241: Failed closure of vertebral lamina and meningeal herniation is seen in _____

Answer: meningocele

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Flashcard 242: Midline dimple or tuft of hair along lower back is suggestive of _____

Answer: spina bifida occulta

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Flashcard 243: _____ is characterized by a ventrally displaced urethral opening and dorsal hooded foreskin

Answer: Hypospadias

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Flashcard 244: Congenital hydrocele occurs due to incomplete obliteration of the _____ in infants

Answer: processus vaginalis

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Flashcard 245: _____ is an abnormal urethral opening on ventral penis _____ is an abnormal urethral opening on dorsal penis

Answer: Hypospadias

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Flashcard 246: What female structure is a derivative of the gubernaculum and travels through the inguinal canal? _____

Answer: round ligament of the uterus

Flashcard 247: Which embryologic structure develops into the fallopian tubes, uterus, and upper portion of the vagina (internal female genitalia)?_____

Answer: Paramesonephric (mullerian) duct

Flashcard 248: During the canalicular period of lung development, the bronchioles are surrounded by a _____ capillary network

Answer: prominent

Flashcard 249: What week does lung development begin? _____

Answer: Week 4

Flashcard 250: What rare neural tube defect is characterized by protrusion of the brain and meninges through an abnormal opening in the skull?_____

Answer: Encephalocele