Embryology Flashcards
1
Q
What are the Müllerian (paramesonephric) ducts?
A
The primordial a late of female genitalia
2
Q
What do Müllerian ducts form in females?
A
Fallopian tubes, uterus, cervix and the upper one third of the vagina
3
Q
What do the Müllerian ducts form in males?
A
The developing testes produce AMH which leads to regression of the paramesonephric ducts. The only parts that remain are the vestigial vagina masculine and the appendix testis
4
Q
What does the dorsal mesogastrium form?
A
Greater omentum, spleen and body of pancreas develop within it thus it forms the lienorenal and gastrosplenic ligaments
