Station 4: Ureters and Urinary Bladder

Question 1

Is the ureter retroperitoneal or intraperitoneal

Answer 1

Retroperitoneal

Question 2

What dilatation does the ureter commence at

Answer 2

Renal pelvis

Question 3

What muscle does the ureter lie of

Answer 3

Psoas major

Question 4

In the male what structure crosses the ureter superiorly

Answer 4

Vas deferens

Question 5

In female what structure crosses the ureter superiorly

Answer 5

Ovarian arteries

Question 6

Name the 3 constrictions of the ureter

Answer 6

Pelvic ureteric junction
Pelvic brim
Vesico-ureteric junction

Question 7

What part of the bladder do the ureters enter

Answer 7

Interomedially through muscular wall

Question 8

From which part of the bladder does the urethra exit

Answer 8

Urethral orifice

Question 9

Embryologically what Is the median umbilical ligament a remnant of

Answer 9

Obliterated Urachus

Question 10

What type of muscle makes up the bladder wall

Answer 10

Detrusor muscle

Question 11

What bone joint is anterior to the urinary bladder

Answer 11

Pubic symphysis

Question 12

What kind of epithelium lines the urinary bladder

Answer 12

Transitional epithelium (urothelium)

Question 13

What is the advantage of having transitional epithelium lining these structures

Answer 13

Unique ability to unfold or expand as the passage ways and bladder become distended