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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.

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