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Although the urinary and genital systems function as two separate systems, they are intimately related anatomically and embryologically. Both develop from a longitudinal elevation of intermediate mesoderm along the posterior aspect of the body wall identified as the urogenital ridge. The urogenital ridge is divided into the nephrogenic cord that gives rise to the urinary system and the gonadal ridge that gives rise to the genital system. The following sections will focus on the development of the urinary system structures including the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra.
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Dintzis, R., McBride, J. (2012). Anatomy, Embryology, and Histology. In: Hansel, D., McKenney, J., Stephenson, A., Chang, S. (eds) The Urinary Tract. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5320-8_1
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