Ureter

Carries urine from the kidney to the bladder by peristalsis. Its oblique entry stops urine returning.

System
urinary
Region
Pelvis
Sides
Paired: left and right
Ureter of the pig, left side: a three-quarter view of the urinary.

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 pig; 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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