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Embryology of urinary system

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Urine production in the fetus begins approximately at:

a)

6th week of gestation

b)

8th week of gestation

c)

12th week of gestation

d)

D. At birth

2.

Low fetal urine output most commonly results in:

a)

Polyhydramnios

b)

Hydronephrosis

c)

Oligohydramnios

d)

Anuria after birth

3.

Between the 4th and 7th weeks of development, the cloaca divides into

a)

Bladder and urethra

b)

Urogenital sinus and anorectal canal

c)

Mesonephros and metanephros

d)

Allantois and yolk sac

4.

The upper (vesical) part of the primitive urogenital sinus gives rise to the:

a)

Prostatic urethra

b)

Membranous urethra

c)

Urinary bladder

d)

Vestibule

5.

In males, the pelvic part of the urogenital sinus forms:

a)

The prostatic and the membranous urethra

b)

Penile urethra only

c)

Epididymis

d)

Vas deferens

6.

The urogenital system primarily develops from the:

a)

Paraxial mesoderm

b)

Lateral plate mesoderm

c)

Endoderm

d)

Intermediate mesoderm

7.

The pronephros in humans:

a)

Develops into the adult kidney

b)

Is fully functional during fetal life

c)

Is a rudimentary and nonfunctional structure

d)

Persists after birth

8.

The pronephros appears during:

a)

The 3rd week of gestation

b)

The 4th week of gestation

c)

The 8th week of gestation

d)

The 12th week of gestation

9.

The mesonephros:

a)

Forms the definitive kidney

b)

Is nonfunctional and disappears immediately

c)

Functions transiently as an embryonic kidney

d)

Develops from the metanephric blastema

10.

The definitive kidney develops from:

a)

Pronephros only

b)

Mesonephros only

c)

Ureteric bud and metanephric blastema

d)

Allantois and cloaca

11.

The ureteric bud gives rise to the:

a)

Nephrons

b)

Renal pelvis

c)

Ureter

d)

Renal cortex

e)

Calyces