5 - The Pelvis and the Urinary System I Flashcards
How is the right kidney positioned in comparison to the left and what is the reason for this?
Slightly lower to make space for the liver
What structures are connected to the kidney and travel down either side to the bladder?
The ureters
Where are the kidneys positioned in the body?
Anchored to the posterior abdominal wall, mostly covered by the costal margin of the ribcage.
Are the kidneys intra or retroperitoneal?
Retroperitoneal
What does the left kidney lie posteriorly to?
The stomach, pancreas, jejunum, spleen and the splenic flecture
What does the aorta split into in this region?
The right and left ileac, which splits again into the internal and external ileac at either side.
Where is urine collected and drained into
Collected in the major calyx and drianed into the ureter.
Where is the pubic bone positioned in a person with a vulva and vagina?
Anterior to the bladder
What structures are visible in the bladder when it is empty?
The mucosal folds
What is positioned superior ot the baldder? (person with vulva and vagina)
the uterus and the sigmoid colon
Where is the only part of the bladder covered by peritoneum?
The superior surface
What is positioned posterior to the baldder? (person with vulva and vagina)
The cervix and the vagina
What sits on the anterior of the bladder? (person with vulva and vagina)
The urethra
What is positioned posterior to the bladder? (person with penis and testes)
The rectum
Where does the urethra widen and slim down again? (person with penis and testes)
Widens at the glans penis and slims down again at the urethral oriface.
