Embryology — Flashcards

Which form of spina bifida is associated with failure of the bony spinal canal to close but with no herniation? _____

The ureteric bud is fully canalized by the _____ week of gestation, allowing the metanephros to make urine

The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland is derived from _____ tissue

Which form of spina bifida is associated with herniation of meninges (but no neural tissue) through the bony defect? _____

What is the embryonic origin of the ovaries/testis? _____

Treacher Collins syndrome is due to dysfunction of which cell type? (Bonus: Failure of migration to which pharyngeal arches?)

The normal fetal epithelium of the upper 1/3rd of the vaginal canal is _____ epithelium

As horseshoe kidneys ascend from the pelvis during fetal development, they get trapped under the _____ artery and remain low in the abdomen

VACTERL syndrome is due to _____ defects

Epispadias is due to abnormal positioning of the _____ in men