Ureter
Carries urine from the kidney to the bladder by peristalsis. Its oblique entry stops urine returning.
- System
- urinary
- Region
- Abdomen
- Sides
- Paired: left and right
Where it runs from and to
What this structure is anchored to at each end, and what that lets it do.
- Origin
- Renal pelvis, running back on the roof of the abdomen to enter the bladder obliquely.
- Action
- Carries urine from the kidney to the bladder by peristalsis. Its oblique entry stops urine returning.
- Nerve
- Renal and pelvic plexuses.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the cat; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Ureter
- Latin (NAV)
- Ureter
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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