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Urethra10

• This expandable, muscular sac in the lower abdomen stores urine until is it passed (voided) from the body through the urethra. (kidshealth.org)
• The urinary tract consists of the kidneys, ureters (tubes which carry urine to the bladder for storage), the urinary bladder, the male dog prostate (which encircles the bladder neck),and the urethra which conducts urine outside the body. (marvistavet.com)
• These same cells line the inside of the ureters and the urethra, and cancers can form in those places as well. (mayoclinic.org)
• The urethra is a muscular canal that extends from the neck of the bladder to the exterior of body. (medicalhex.com)
• The urine is formed in the kidneys and then travels its way down through the ureters, then to the urinary bladder and finally to the urethra before it gets flushed in the toilette. (learningmole.com)
• It consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra in the urinary system, and the reproductive organs in the genital system. (gpashark.com)
• They can be caused by bacterial or fungal infections of the urinary tract, including the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. (gpashark.com)
• It flows through tubes called the ureters into the bladder and is discharged through the urethra during urination. (austinurologyinstitute.com)
• The human urinary system includes kidneys, ureter, urinary bladder, and urethra that collectively constitute urine excretion. (biologyreader.com)
• The urinary bladder is located in the lower part of the abdominal cavity and connected with the ureters and urethra. (biologyreader.com)

Including urinary1

• The ureters can be affected by a number of diseases, including urinary tract infections and kidney stone. (wikipedia.org)

Tubes11

• The ureters are tubes made of smooth muscle that propel urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder. (wikipedia.org)
• Ureters The ureters are muscular tubes-about 16 inches (40 centimeters) long-that attach at their upper end to the kidneys and at their lower end to the bladder. (merckmanuals.com)
• Ureters are paired muscular tubes that run from the renal pelvis to the bladder and travel through retroperitoneal connective tissue in a serpentine fashion. (medscape.com)
• Ureters - Muscular tubes that transport urine from each kidney to the bladder. (healthpages.org)
• Urothelial cells are also found in your kidneys and the tubes (ureters) that connect the kidneys to the bladder. (mayoclinic.org)
• The kidneys make urine, which is transported from the kidneys to the bladder by the ureters, long muscular tubes which connect the kidneys with the bladder. (limamemorial.org)
• The rest of the urinary tract consists of the following: Two ureters (the tubes connecting each kidney to the bladder) The bladder (an expandable muscular. (msdmanuals.com)
• The ureters are tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder. (kidneyurology.org)
• The ureters are muscular tubes that can propel urine along by the motions of peristalsis . (wikidoc.org)
• The ureters are the urine-bearing tubes that exit the kidney and discharge into the urinary bladder, respectively. (kanyakumari-info.com)
• Ureters appear as two long slender tubes originating from the renal pelvis region and going downwards to the urinary bladder. (biologyreader.com)

Kidneys to the bladder4

• A number of structures pass by, above, and around the ureters on their path down from the kidneys to the bladder. (wikipedia.org)
• The ureters, which transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder and approach the bladder ventromedially in an inferior direction and enter at the trigone. (medscape.com)
• A thin muscular tube that connects the kidneys to the bladder and carries urine to the bladder. (specialtycareclinics.com)
• Peristalsis is the movement of urine from the kidneys to the bladder, which is caused by the contraction of the muscular layers of the ureter. (kanyakumari-info.com)

Third of the ureter4

• The upper third of the ureter, closest to the kidney, is supplied by the renal arteries. (wikipedia.org)
• The lower third of the ureter, closest to the bladder, is supplied by branches from the internal iliac arteries, mainly the superior and inferior vesical arteries. (wikipedia.org)
• A soft, fusiform enlargement of the inferior portion of the middle third of the ureter was noted. (coek.info)
• The distal third of the ureter contains another layer of outer longitudinal muscle. (wikidoc.org)

Left ureter6

• In the lower part of the abdomen, the right ureter sits behind the lower mesentery and the terminal ileum, and the left ureter sits behind the jejunum and the sigmoid colon. (wikipedia.org)
• Excretory urography disclosed a tiny calcareous shadow in the region of the left ureter at the level of the interspace between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae. (coek.info)
• In the 15 and 30 minute films, a filling defect was noted in the middle third of the left ureter. (coek.info)
• THEODORE L. SAXE cm. up the left ureter, and a gravity pyelogram made (fig. 1). (coek.info)
• A scout film taken on the day of admission again showed a small calcareous shadow in the region of the left ureter between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae. (coek.info)
• The trigone is a triangular portion of the bladder bordered (ventrally) by the internal urethral opening or bladder neck and (dorsolaterally) by the orifices of the right ureter and left ureter. (medscape.com)

Right ureter1

• The right ureter appeared normal. (coek.info)

Wall of the ureter4

• A 1 cm. incision was made through the wall of the ureter at the greatest diameter of the enlargement. (coek.info)
• A polypoid mass, which was attached to the wall of the ureter by a pedicle, protruded through the ureterotomy wound. (coek.info)
• From a histological perspective, there are two muscular layers in the wall of the ureter: a longitudinal and a circular layer. (anatomysystem.com)
• Wall of the ureter. (wikidoc.org)

Intravesical ureter1

• Ureteroceles may pose a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma, with perplexing clinical symptoms resulting from a spectrum of abnormal embryogenesis associated with anomalous development of the intravesical ureter, the kidney, or the collecting system. (medscape.com)

Pelvis12

• The ureters are tubular structures, approximately 20-30 cm (7.9-11.8 in) in adults, that pass from the pelvis of each kidney into the bladder. (wikipedia.org)
• As the ureters enter the pelvis, they are surrounded by connective tissue, and travel backward and outward, passing in front of the internal iliac arteries and internal iliac veins. (wikipedia.org)
• From the renal pelvis to the iliac vessels, the ureter is referred to as the abdominal ureter. (medscape.com)
• The lateral borders extend from the ureters to the vertex, and from them the peritoneum is carried to the walls of the pelvis. (bartleby.com)
• The bladder, a hollow muscular organ shaped like a balloon, sits in the pelvis and is held in place by ligaments attached to other organs and to the pelvic bones. (kidneyurology.org)
• Finally, the renal pelvis continues as the ureter. (learningmole.com)
• The anatomy of the bladder forms an extraperitoneal muscular urine reservoir that lies behind the pubic symphysis in the pelvis. (medscape.com)
• Following its exit from the main calyces, urine drains into a vast canal known as the renal pelvis before exiting through the ureter and into the urinary bladder. (kanyakumari-info.com)
• The ureter is the tube that drains urine from the renal pelvis. (kanyakumari-info.com)
• The renal pelvis connects the kidney to the ureter, which is located on the exterior of the kidney. (kanyakumari-info.com)
• Each ureter arises as a continuation of the funnel-shaped renal pelvis at the hilum of the kidney in the posterior abdomen and runs distally into the pelvic cavity to enter the base of the urinary bladder. (kenhub.com)
• The ureters receive both sympathetic and parasympathetic innervation through several plexuses in the abdomen and pelvis. (kenhub.com)

Psoas3

• In its upper part, the ureter travels on the psoas major muscle and sits just behind the peritoneum. (wikipedia.org)
• In human anatomy , the ureters are the ducts that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder , passing anterior to the psoas major . (wikidoc.org)
• The ureters are closely related to several structures along their course including psoas major muscle, parts of the intestines, several blood vessels in the abdominopelvic cavity, ductus deferens in males and the uterine cervix in females. (kenhub.com)

Organ6

• The bladder is a hollow muscular organ in your lower abdomen that stores urine. (mayoclinic.org)
• The hollow, muscular, balloon-shaped organ that enlarges when urine is filled. (specialtycareclinics.com)
• The bladder is a hollow balloon-shaped, mostly muscular, organ that stores urine until ready for release. (austinurologyinstitute.com)
• The kidney is a major organ that assists the passage of nitrogenous wastes to the urinary bladder through a long tube called a ureter. (biologyreader.com)
• The urinary bladder acts like a hollow and muscular organ that comprises an elastic wall, expanding or contracting accordingly. (biologyreader.com)
• The uterus is a hollow muscular organ that nourishes the developing baby during pregnancy. (medlineplus.gov)

Anatomy3

• Ureters Wall Diagram Diagram - Ureters Wall Diagram Chart - Human anatomy diagrams and charts explained. (anatomysystem.com)
• This anatomy system diagram depicts Ureters Wall Diagram with parts and labels. (anatomysystem.com)
• This video will help you learn about the anatomy and function of the ureters in detail. (kenhub.com)

Stores urine2

• A muscular sac that collects and stores urine. (intermountainhealthcare.org)
• Urinary bladder is a muscular sac that temporarily stores urine. (medicalhex.com)

Iliac vessels3

• The ureters run through 3 natural areas of narrowing: the ureteropelvic junction, the crossing of the iliac vessels, and the ureterovesical junction (UVJ). (medscape.com)
• From the iliac vessels to the bladder, the ureter is called the pelvic ureter. (medscape.com)
• The vessels of the new kidney are connected to the vessels leading to the right leg (the iliac vessels), and the ureter is sutured to the bladder. (limamemorial.org)

Distal3

• A ureterocele is a cystic out-pouching of the distal ureter into the urinary bladder. (medscape.com)
• The ureterocele orifice may be normal or patulous, but the distal ureter leading to it becomes obstructed by the activity of the internal sphincter. (medscape.com)
• A ureterocele is a congenital saccular dilatation of the distal segment of the ureter. (medscape.com)

Thin muscular tube1

• The ureter is a thin muscular tube about 25cm long. (learningmole.com)

Abdominal2

• The inferior vena cava and the abdominal aorta sit to the midline of the right and left ureters, respectively. (wikipedia.org)
• The blood supply of the ureters comes from the abdominal aorta through multiple direct and indirect branches along its length. (kenhub.com)

Expandable2

• Bladder The bladder is an expandable, muscular sac. (merckmanuals.com)
• the expandable, muscular sac that holds urine). (msdmanuals.com)

Tubular structures1

• The ureters are a pair of muscular, tubular structures that are responsible for transporting urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder by peristalsis for temporary storage, until urination. (kenhub.com)

Travels2

• Pee travels out of the kidneys through the ureters (pronounced: YUR-uh-ters) to be stored in the bladder (a muscular sac in the lower belly). (kidshealth.org)
• Pee leaves the kidneys and travels through the ureters to the bladder. (kidshealth.org)

Ureterocele1

• The upper ureter is more likely to be associated with ectopic insertion, ureterocele, and/or obstruction, whereas the lower ureter is more frequently associated with VUR. (medscape.com)

Adventitia3

• The arteries that supply the ureters end in a network of vessels within the adventitia of the ureters. (wikipedia.org)
• There are many connections (anastamoses) between the arteries of the ureter, particularly in the adventitia, which means damage to a single vessel does not compromise the blood supply of the ureter. (wikipedia.org)
• The adventitia of the ureter, like elsewhere is composed of fibrous connective tissue , that binds it to adjacent tissues. (wikidoc.org)

Peristalsis2

• The ureter is lined by urothelial cells, a type of transitional epithelium, and has an additional smooth muscle layer that assists with peristalsis in its lowest third. (wikipedia.org)
• Electromyography (recording and study of the intrinsic electrical properties of the skeletal muscle) in which the action potentials produced by peristalsis (rippling motions of muscles) of the ureter are recorded. (wordinfo.info)

Hilum1

• At the hilum, the ureter and renal vein exit the kidney and the renal artery enters. (solsarin.com)

Intramural2

• The UVJ may be divided into 3 sections: the terminal portion (juxtavesical ureter), the intramural portion, and the submucosal portion (under the bladder mucosa). (medscape.com)
• The intramural ureters are each about 1.5 cm in length. (medscape.com)

Enter the bladder3

• The ureters are 1.5-6 mm (0.059-0.236 in) in diameter and surrounded by a layer of smooth muscle for 1-2 cm (0.39-0.79 in) near their ends just before they enter the bladder. (wikipedia.org)
• The ureters enter the bladder from its back surface, traveling 1.5-2 cm (0.59-0.79 in) before opening into the bladder at an angle on its outer back surface at the slit-like ureteric orifices. (wikipedia.org)
• In humans, the ureters enter the bladder through the back, running within the wall of the bladder for a few centimetres. (wikidoc.org)

Uterine1

• Template:SUNYAnatomyFigs - "Relationship of the ureter to the uterine artery. (wikidoc.org)

Urinary system1

• The ureter is a small, muscular tube that plays a vital role in the urinary system. (1-gsm.com)

Arteries1

• The arteries which supply the ureter vary along its course. (wikipedia.org)

Collecting ducts1

• Tubular secretion - The remaining filtrate which contains waste product passes through the tubules to the collecting ducts and is then taken to the bladder via the ureters. (healthpages.org)

Connected to the bladder1

• It leaks to the muscular tube called the ureter, which is connected to the bladder. (quizlet.com)

Abnormally2

• Congenital abnormalities that affect the ureters can include the development of two ureters on the same side or abnormally placed ureters. (wikipedia.org)
• Ectopic ureter occurs when the ureter drains to an abnormally located (ectopic) orifice. (medscape.com)

Organs2

• This way the united to the muscular sense organs of coughing, undergo division of their edges. (whitehartboxford.com)
• CT scan - Because blood in the urine can come from anywhere in the urinary tract, we typically order radiological imaging of the kidneys, ureter and bladder to check for problems in these organs. (austinurologyinstitute.com)

Drains1

• The upper pole ureter drains the upper pole of a duplex kidney. (medscape.com)

Fibrous1

• the walls of each ureter have three layers-a fibrous outer layer, a muscular middle layer, and an inner memberane and are supplied by blood vessels and nerves. (wordinfo.info)

Collects2

• Urinary Bladder - A sac that collects and holds urine that comes from the ureters. (healthpages.org)
• The pyramids are made up primarily of tubules that transport urine from the cortical, or outer, part of the kidney, where urine is produced, to the calyces, or cup-shaped cavities in the kidney, where urine collects before passing through the ureter and into the bladder. (kanyakumari-info.com)

Bladder neck1

• At the bladder neck, the muscular bladder wall is more organized and 3 relatively distinct layers become apparent. (medscape.com)

Outer2

• Looking at an inferior view of the thoracoabdominal diaphragm, it is apparent that the central part of the diaphragm is tendinous, while its outer edges are muscular. (pressbooks.network)
• There are two spiral layers of smooth muscle in the ureter wall, an inner loose spiral, and an outer tight spiral. (wikidoc.org)

Calyces1

• Tubules transport urine from the cortical, or outside, section of the kidney, where it is formed, to the cup-shaped cavities or calyces, where it gathers before passing through the ureter and into the bladder. (kanyakumari-info.com)

Diameter3

• In a human adult, the ureters are usually 20-30 cm (8-12 in) long and around 3-4 mm (0.12-0.16 in) in diameter. (wikipedia.org)
• A megaureter is a wide ureter, greater than 7 mm in diameter. (medscape.com)
• The ureter has a diameter of about 3 millimeters, and the lumen is star-shaped. (wikidoc.org)

Vascular1

• Electrocardiography shows sinus tachycardia and paleness with anemia or infection may obstruct ureters and the extent of vascular disease may respond to various insults, both infectious and parainfectious disorders chronic otitis media with residual lung opacities, but most children achieve an interna- tional normalized ratio inr, partial thromboplastin time is usually determined from examination alone. (elastizell.com)

Longitudinal1

• In the lower segment of the ureters, another longitudinal layer can be found proximal to the bladder. (anatomysystem.com)

Abnormalities1

• Developmental abnormalities of the ureter encompass a wide range of disorders. (medscape.com)

Fundus2

• The superior surface is triangular, bounded on either side by a lateral border which separates it from the inferior surface, and behind by a posterior border, represented by a line joining the two ureters, which intervenes between it and the fundus. (bartleby.com)
• after they cross the ureters the ductus deferentes come into contact with the fundus of the bladder. (bartleby.com)

Ovaries1

• In females, the ureters pass behind the ovaries and then travel in the lower midline section of the broad ligament of the uterus. (wikipedia.org)

Urothelial1

• Urothelial cancer can happen in the kidneys and ureters, too, but it's much more common in the bladder. (mayoclinic.org)

Accumulates1

• Urine accumulates in the bladder as it arrives from the ureters. (msdmanuals.com)

Main structures1

• Identify the main structures that are related to the ureters. (kenhub.com)

Muscles2

• The elementary structure of the ureter is elastic muscles entangled in fiber layers, that allow to control the sphincter. (anatomysystem.com)
• The muscles in the ureters walls contract and relax, in order to force the urine to go away from the kidneys. (anatomysystem.com)

Tube1

• The ureter is a tube that connects the kidney to the bladder. (kanyakumari-info.com)

Cancer1

• PURPOSE: Penile cancer is rare, with significant morbidity and limited literature assessing utility of peripheral and deep en face margin assessment (PDEMA) vs traditional margin assessment (vertical sections) on treatment outcomes. (bvsalud.org)

Structures1

• Custom quiz: Ureters and related structures For a broader topic focus, try this customizable quiz. (kenhub.com)

Walls1

• Through a sequences of ureters walls contractions and relaxations, the tubular structure advances. (anatomysystem.com)

Structure3

• It is, however, only since the 1500s that the term "ureter" has been consistently used to refer to the modern structure, and only since the development of medical imaging in the 1900s that techniques such as X-ray, CT, and ultrasound have been able to view the ureters. (wikipedia.org)
• Heart is a muscular structure situated in the upper part of the body cavity. (neetexampdf.com)
• Located in the core chamber of each kidney, this funnel-shaped structure gradually becomes narrower as it continues its journey out to join the ureter. (kanyakumari-info.com)