Difference between revisions of "Ureters - Anatomy & Physiology"
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==Junction With the Bladder== | ==Junction With the Bladder== | ||
| − | The ureter enters the bladder obliquely | + | * The ureter enters the bladder obliquely |
| − | 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. |
| − | They open through 2 slits on a raised "hillock" | + | * They open through 2 slits on a raised "hillock" |
Revision as of 14:39, 30 June 2008
Overview
- Muscular tube
- Passes in retroperitoneal space
- 2 Parts
- Abdominal Portion
- Pelvic portion
- At this points it moves medially
- In the female this movment is through the broad ligament
- In the male it is through the mesoductus
- It ends of the dorsolateral surface of the bladder
- Within the lateral ligament of the bladder
Wall
- It has a mucous membrane
- It is formed from transitory epithelium
- Protects against urine
- Under that is a lamina propria
- Followed by a muscularis layer
- And finally on the outside an adventitia
Junction With the Bladder
- The ureter enters the bladder obliquely
- Runs between the muscular layers and mucosa
- This stops back flow when the bladder is full as increasing pressure in the bladder pushes the two layers together occluding the ends of the ureters.
- They open through 2 slits on a raised "hillock"