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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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* 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"
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* This stops back flow when the bladder is full as increasing pressure in the [[Urinary Bladder - Anatomy & Physiology|urinary bladder]]
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* They open through 2 slits on a raised "hillock"
    
==Movement of Urine==
 
==Movement of Urine==
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[[Category:Lower Urinary Tract - Anatomy & Physiology]]
 
[[Category:Lower Urinary Tract - Anatomy & Physiology]]
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