Embryology — Flashcards

The protein S-100 is found in cells of _____ lineage (ex. schwann cells, melanocytes, langerhans cells)

What is the most common site of obstruction (hydronephrosis) in the fetal kidney? _____

What chromosomes are considered acrocentric chromosomes (5)?_____

The _____ forms after the pronephros and functions as an interim kidney for the 1st trimester

Oxygenated blood from the placenta enters the fetal circulation via the _____

Which form of spina bifida is associated with herniation of only neural tissue through the bony defect? _____

The indifferent gonad (testis, ovary) begins development next to the fetal kidney, known as the _____

Horseshoe kidney is associated with _____ (e.g due to uteropelvic junction obstruction)

What is the female remnant of the processus vaginalis?_____

What is the embryonic origin of thyroid tissue?_____