Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
<strong>The</strong> Ureters<br />
Long, Slender muscular tubes<br />
that extend from the kidneys to<br />
the bladder<br />
Length is dependent on individual<br />
structure, but it ranges from 10- 10<br />
13” 13<br />
~1” ~1 of the lower ureter enters the<br />
bladder by passing obliquely<br />
through the bladder wall.<br />
Causes a full bladder to compress the<br />
ureters and prevent backflow of urine<br />
Urine is moved from the kidney to<br />
the bladder by gravity &<br />
peristalsis
Change language