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| ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
| [[Image:ureterhistoanat.jpg|right|thumb|300px|<small><center>Histology section of a normal ureter (© RVC 2008)</center></small>]] | | [[Image:ureterhistoanat.jpg|right|thumb|300px|<small><center>Histology section of a normal ureter (© RVC 2008)</center></small>]] |
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| * It has an internal mucosa layer | | * It has an internal mucosa layer |
− | ** It is formed from transitory epithelium | + | ** It is formed from transitional epithelium |
| ** Protects against urine | | ** Protects against urine |
| * Followed by a muscularis layer | | * Followed by a muscularis layer |
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| * The ureter enters the bladder obliquely near the neck of the bladder | | * The ureter enters the bladder obliquely near the neck of the bladder |
| * Runs between the muscular layers and mucosa | | * Runs between the muscular layers and mucosa |
− | * This stops back flow when the bladder is full as increasing pressure in the [[Urinary Bladder - Anatomy & Physiology* They open through 2 slits on a raised "hillock" | + | * This stops back flow when the bladder is full as increasing pressure in the [[Urinary Bladder - Anatomy & Physiology|urinary bladder]] |
| + | * They open through 2 slits on a raised "hillock" |
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| ==Movement of Urine== | | ==Movement of Urine== |
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| ==Revision== | | ==Revision== |
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− | Use the [[Ureters - Renal Flash Cards - Anatomy & Physiology|flash card revision resource]] for this section to test yourself. | + | {{Template:Learning |
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| + | [[Category:Lower Urinary Tract - Anatomy & Physiology]] |