prevalence of urinary system congenital malformations and why
- because you start the process 3 different times so the chance of something going wrong increases
What are the potential 3 sets of kidneys?
pronephros
mesonephros
- present in fish and amphibians
metanephros
- become functional around week 11
describe the human embryo at the end of week 2 of development
when does the embryo progress to 3 layers?
at the end of week 3
What do the 3 embryonic tissues develop into?
formation of the urogenital ridge
describe the once functional mesophephros in the 5 week embryo
- they elongate and join to form a single nephron
What is the significant embryologic structure that forms off of the mesonephric duct?
ureteric bud
ureteric bud
what do the adult kidney tubules originate from?
metanephric mesoderm
kidneys develop mainly from what embryologic structures?
- metanephric mesoderm
what major change in the kidneys begins around week 9 of development?
- also rotate medially
what happens to the urine produced in the womb?
polyhydramnios and cause
- esophageal atresia or other obstructions that wouldn’t allow for the fetus to swallow
oligohydramnios and cause
- anything that effects the kidneys/urinary system
ectopic kidney
kidney size vs function
- 25% of CO
general functions of the kidney
what is the glomerulus?
-anastomoses of capillaries invested by 2 layers of epithelium
layers of the glomerulus
visceral layer next to the endothelium that is continuous with a parietal layer and Bowman’s space in between
branching of the renal artery