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Pronephroi
early primitive kidney,
ducts open to cloaca
Mesonephroi
late 4th week
interim kidney
pronphric ducts open to tubules,
tubules degenerate and become the efferent ducts of testes
Metanephroi
permanent kidney,
late 5th week,
metanephric diverticulum (ureters, collecting tubules–>glomeruli, LOH= nephron)
LOH, Tubules, Glomerulus =
nephron
when do glomeruli increase
10-18 weeks
full complement of glomeruli happens when
32 weeks
lobes disappear as….
glomeruli increase
glomerular filtration begins when?
9weeks
glomerular filtration and function increase when?
at birth
what causes the kidneys to move from pelvis to abdomen?
growth of abdomen
when do kidneys reach their adult position
9th week
kidneys receive blood from distal end ______.
aorta
kidneys move and rotate by
90 degrees
kidneys are the only organ that is retroperitoneal (true or false)
true
where is the kidneys final destination?
posterior wall of abdomen