The Development of the Kidney

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Where does Development of the Kidney begin?

Within the nephritic ridge

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From where is the nephritic ridge formed from?

The intermediate mesoderm

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Where does the kidney sit during formation?

Behind the paritoneum, meaning it is retorperitoneal

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Within the nephritic ridge, what structures form?

Early kidney structures

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What are the 3 early kidney structures?

  1. Nephrotomes

  2. Glomeruli

  3. The nephritic duct

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Nephrotomes

Create nephritic tubules

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Glomeruli

Filters blood

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Nephritic duct

Drains fluid

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What do nephritic tubules form?

Nephrons

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What do nephrons do?

Produce urine and maintain homeostasis