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Which of the following statements regarding renal development is true?
a) The term neonate is born with about 30% of the adult number of nephrons.
b) The pronephros develops into the metanephros.
c) Fetal urine production begins around the tenth post-conceptual week.
d) Complete renal functional maturation is attained by 9-12 months of age.
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Answer c. Fetal urine production begins around the tenth post-conceptual week. Term neonates are born with a full adult number of nephrons, and complete functional maturation occurs between 1-2 years of age. The pronephros has no known functional contribution to renal development.
Notes
- This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.