Ureteric bud

Ureteric bud
Details
Carnegie stage13
Days35
PrecursorWolffian duct
Gives rise toPart of kidney (calyx, collecting duct, renal pelvis, ureter)
Identifiers
Latingemma ureterica; diverticulum metanephricum
TEbud_by_E5.6.3.1.0.0.2 E5.6.3.1.0.0.2
Anatomical terminology

The ureteric bud, also known as the metanephric diverticulum,[1]: 50  is a protrusion from the mesonephric duct during the development of the urinary and reproductive organs.[2][3] It later develops into a conduit for urine drainage from the kidneys, which, in contrast, originate from the metanephric blastema.

  1. ^ Mitchell, Barry; Sharma, Ram (2009). Embriology, 2nd edition. Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.
  2. ^ genital-017—Embryo Images at University of North Carolina
  3. ^ Diagram at Nature.com