Line 26: Line 26:  
==Junction with the Bladder==
 
==Junction with the Bladder==
   −
* The ureter enters the bladder obliquely
+
* 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 [[Bladder - Anatomy & Physiology | bladder]] pushes the two layers together occluding the ends of the ureters.
 
* This stops back flow when the bladder is full as increasing pressure in the [[Bladder - Anatomy & Physiology | bladder]] pushes the two layers together occluding the ends of the ureters.
3,320

edits