Urinary - Ureters

Question 1

What is the ureters?

Answer 1

Two slender tubes attaching kidneys to bladder. Continuous with renal pelvis

Question 2

Where is the ureter found?

Answer 2

Behind peritoneum

Question 3

Where does the ureter enter the bladder?

Answer 3

Posterior aspect of bladder

Question 4

Function of ureter?

Answer 4

Acts as a passageway that carries urine from kidney to bladder

Question 5

What is peristalsis?

Answer 5

Smooth muscle in walls of ureter that moves urine from kidney to bladder

Question 6

Valves?

Answer 6

Prevent urine from flowing backward from the bladder into the ureter