The Urinary System - Ureters & Urinary Bladder Flashcards
Clean blood leaves the kidney via the ____ vein
renal vein
The ____ is a 10- to 12-inch duct that uses peristalsis (muscle contractions) to move urine along to the urinary bladder
ureter
How long is the Ureter?
10- to 12-inches
The ____ is a reservoir made of muscular walls lined with a loose mucous membrane that wrinkles into folds called rugae when it’s empty
urinary bladder
Rugae
A loose mucous membrane that wrinkles into folds when it’s empty
These folds enable the bladder to ____ when full, similar to stomach folds
expand
The bladder lining has a smooth, close-to-the-muscle section called the ____
vesical trigone
The term trigone means “____”
triangular area
The three corners of the vesical trigone are where the two ureters ____ and the urethra ____
enter
exits
As a storage reservoir, the bladder has its limits—about ____ pints
1½
When the bladder expands enough to stimulate the nerves that initiate the emptying reflex, the internal urethral sphincter is automatically released. Urine then passes into the ____
urethra
