Development of the Urinary System
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Development of the Urinary System
Congenital Abnormalities
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Test yourself by answering the short quiz one, quiz two and have fun with solving the puzzle..
Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.
The first set of excretory organs developing in the 4th week in a human embryo is called...
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Pronephros
Mesonephros
Metanephros
None of the above
Which of the following structures is formed by the metanephric diverticulum?
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Proximal convoluted tubule
Distal convoluted tubule
Nephron loop
Collecting tubules
Which of the following blood vessels gives off braches of the initial renal arteries?
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Abdominal aorta
Common iliac arteries
Internal iliac arteries
Thoracic aorta
The urachus is represented in the adult by:
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Median umbilical ligament
Urethra
Ureter
None of the above
Which of the following is caused by the failure of the left metanephric diverticulum to penetrate the left metanephrogenic blastema?
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Unilateral renal agenesis
Urachal cyst
Ectopic kidneys
Exstrophy of the bladder
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