Ureters Flashcards
1
Q
Describe the ureters
A
Muscular tubes that empty urine from the kidneys to the bladder
2
Q
Describe the composition of the ureter
A
3 layers of smooth muscle fibres that spiral around the tube
3
Q
What kind of contraction forces urine into the bladder?
A
Peristatic contraction
4
Q
What are the three places the ureter narrows?
A
Junction between the renal pelvis and ureter, where the ureters cross the brim of the pelvic bone, entrance to the bladder
5
Q
Where are kidney stones most likely to deposit?
A
The narrow parts of the ureter
