Question Bank

Adrenal Gland Development — Endocrine, Integumentary & Special Sense Development

Embryology Question Bank

← Back to Question Bank

Question Bank Embryology Endocrine, Integumentary & Special Sense Development Adrenal Gland Development

Study this lab: Embryology diagrams and PDF notes

Embryology Question Bank

Adrenal Gland Development

Endocrine, Integumentary & Special Sense Development · Adrenal Gland Development · medium

Question 1 of 5

20% complete

0 s

Accuracy

No answers yet

Quick Tip

Question Navigator

Current

Correct

Incorrect

Unanswered

Adrenal Gland Development MCQs: practice questions

Sample Adrenal Gland Development multiple-choice questions from Endocrine, Integumentary & Special Sense Development.

Which adrenal tissue is responsible for the disproportionately large fetal gland?
- A. Chromaffin tissue only
- B. Fetal cortex
- C. Medulla
- D. Renal capsule
- E. Zona reticularis
Which adrenal component is derived from neural crest rather than mesoderm?
- A. Adult cortex
- B. Fetal cortex
- C. Zona fasciculata
- D. Medulla
- E. Zona glomerulosa
Which adrenal cortical zone is absent at birth?
- A. Zona reticularis
- B. Adult cortex
- C. Zona fasciculata
- D. Zona glomerulosa
- E. Fetal cortex
What happens to the fetal adrenal cortex after birth?
- A. It becomes the medulla
- B. It becomes the renal cortex
- C. It forms the gonad
- D. It rapidly involutes
- E. It enlarges continuously
What is the developmental origin of the adult adrenal cortex?
- A. Neural crest
- B. Surface ectoderm
- C. Endoderm
- D. First mesodermal proliferation
- E. Second mesodermal proliferation
Where does the adrenal medulla initially form?
Which staining characteristic is associated with adrenal chromaffin cells in the source?
Which adult adrenal cortical zone develops after birth rather than being present at birth?
What is the adult fate of the fetal adrenal cortex?
Why are the fetal adrenal glands very large at birth?
Which embryonic origin is shared by the adrenal cortex and renal tissue?
Which adrenal component surrounds the medulla by week 9?
Which embryonic origin distinguishes adrenal medulla from adrenal cortex?
Which developmental process places the adrenal medulla centrally within the mature gland?
What is the fate of extra-adrenal chromaffin cells normally?
Where are chromaffin cells found in the normal adult?
During which fetal week are both fetal cortex and medulla apparent in the adrenal gland?
Which adrenal component is derived from mesoderm rather than neural crest?
What forms the outer adult cortex of the adrenal gland?
During which fetal week does the adult cortex form at the periphery of the fetal cortex?
Which adrenal cortical zones are present at birth?
Which cell type is the principal developmental derivative of adrenal neural crest cells?
Which cells differentiate from neural crest cells in the adrenal medulla?
At what age is the zona reticularis formed?
What is the first cortical component to develop in the adrenal gland?
What is the developmental origin of the fetal adrenal cortex?
What happens to the fetal cortex during the first 2 weeks after birth?
What is the embryologic basis of pheochromocytoma?
What embryonic tissue forms the adrenal cortex?
What embryonic tissue forms the adrenal medulla?

Adrenal Gland Development — Endocrine, Integumentary & Special Sense Development

Adrenal Gland Development MCQs: practice questions

Which adrenal tissue is responsible for the disproportionately large fetal gland?

Which adrenal component is derived from neural crest rather than mesoderm?

Which adrenal cortical zone is absent at birth?

What happens to the fetal adrenal cortex after birth?

What is the developmental origin of the adult adrenal cortex?

Where does the adrenal medulla initially form?

Which staining characteristic is associated with adrenal chromaffin cells in the source?

Which adult adrenal cortical zone develops after birth rather than being present at birth?

What is the adult fate of the fetal adrenal cortex?

Why are the fetal adrenal glands very large at birth?

Which embryonic origin is shared by the adrenal cortex and renal tissue?

Which adrenal component surrounds the medulla by week 9?

Which embryonic origin distinguishes adrenal medulla from adrenal cortex?

Which developmental process places the adrenal medulla centrally within the mature gland?

What is the fate of extra-adrenal chromaffin cells normally?

Where are chromaffin cells found in the normal adult?

During which fetal week are both fetal cortex and medulla apparent in the adrenal gland?

Which adrenal component is derived from mesoderm rather than neural crest?

What forms the outer adult cortex of the adrenal gland?

During which fetal week does the adult cortex form at the periphery of the fetal cortex?

Which adrenal cortical zones are present at birth?

Which cell type is the principal developmental derivative of adrenal neural crest cells?

Which cells differentiate from neural crest cells in the adrenal medulla?

At what age is the zona reticularis formed?

What is the first cortical component to develop in the adrenal gland?

What is the developmental origin of the fetal adrenal cortex?

What happens to the fetal cortex during the first 2 weeks after birth?

What is the embryologic basis of pheochromocytoma?

What embryonic tissue forms the adrenal cortex?

What embryonic tissue forms the adrenal medulla?