Embryology and Development — Flashcards

Development of eye:As the optic sulcus deepens, the wall of the _____ overlying the sulcus bulges outwards to form the optic vesicle.

During the _____ week of gestation, the midgut returns to the abdominal cavity and rotates 270 counterclockwise around the superior mesenteric artery

The embryonic _____ interacts via reciprocal-inductive signaling with the ureteric bud, inducing differentation of these tissues into their respective parts of the kidney

The male _____ are homologous to the female clitoris and vestibular bulbs, which both arise from the genital tubercle

The male _____ is homologous to the female labia minora, which both arise from the urogenital folds

_____ is a condition caused due to insufficient formation of mesoderm in the caudal most region of the embryo.

The _____ (primary vesicle) matures into the metencephalon and myelencephalon (secondary vesicles)

If there is a lack of Sertoli cells or MIF during development of a genotypically XY fetus, there is _____ internal genitalia and male external genitalia

What are the adult derivatives of the wall of the diencephalon? _____ and hypothalamus

_____ is a part of the wall of the neural tube that closes the cranial end of the prosencephalon