The kidneys filter and excrete waste body fliuds. These 2 systems have entirely different mature functions but are closely associated by the anatomical requirements of the mature system. The kidneys, urinary tract and the majority of the reproductive organs, arise in the intermediate mesoderm between the somites and the lateral plate. Urogenital System Development Embryo Images Online Links below require Internet connection. CD Users Movies See also movies on CD .
Objectives Compare the development and functions of the pronephros, mesonephros and metanephros.
Summarise the development of the ureter and bladder. Compare the development of the cloaca in the male and female. Revise the development of the pronephros, mesonephros and metanephros. The development of the meso- and metanephros should be related to the development of the gut, ureters and bladder, testis and ovary. Discuss the part played by the allantois and urorectal septum in the development of the bladder and rectum.