A&P U: Ureters

Ureters

paired tubes leading from the kidneys to the urinary bladder

10-12 inches in length

1/4 inch in diameter
What is the function of the ureters?

Through what movement do they function?

they are a passageway for urine to move from the kidneys to the urinary bladder

they functions via peristalsis
Where are the ureters located?

they are a continuation of the renal pelvis

they terminate in the posterior surface of the urinary bladder
List the three layers that make up the ureters

epi________

muscularis

___________ connective

epithelium

muscularis

fibrous connective
What is the purpose of the epithelium layer in the ureter?

Is it the inner, middle or outer layer?

What shape are the cells found in it?

to lubricate

it is the inner layer of mucous membrane

transitional cells: columnar to flat
What is the purpose of the muscularis layer in the ureter?

Is it the inner, middle or outer layer?

to help with the perastaltic movement

it is the middle layer of smooth muscle
What is the purpose of the fibrous connective layer of the ureter?

Is it the inner, middle or outer layer?

to help with support

it is the outer layer
Lithotripsy

A treatment, typically using ultrasound shock waves, by which a kidney stone or other calculus is broken into small particles that can be passed out by the body
Ureteral calcula

stones in the ureters
Ureteritis

inflammation of the ureters

many times caused by cystic growths or stones

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A&P U: Ureters

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A&P Urinary: Ureters

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2012-04-07T23:57:29Z

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