ureter
Renal bladder connector
A ureter is one of the two tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
Each kidney drains through its own ureter.
Kidney stones cause excruciating pain when they pass through the ureter.
The word is pronounced with stress on the second syllable: yoo-REE-ter.
Urinary exit canal
- bladderOrgan holding urine
- kidneyBlood-filtering organ
- pelvisBony basin at waist
- lumenLight output measure
epithelium · mucosa · muscularis · orifice · meatus · peristalsis · retroperitoneal · abdominal
Blood-filtering organ
- nephronKidney's filtration unit
- glomerulusCapillary knot filtering blood
- calyxCollective sepals encircling petals
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
medulla · filtration · excretion · renal artery · nephrology · creatinine · electrolytes · drainage
Tube conveying fluid or cables
- transportMoving things between places
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- peristalsisInvoluntary digestive muscle waves
- contractionReduction in size
flow · drainage · conveyance · passage · unidirectional · bolus · wavelike · muscular
Backward liquid movement
- strictureLimiting rule or censure
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- calculusMathematical analysis system
- stoneSolid earth fragment
stent · catheter · dilation · reimplantation · colic · hematuria · lithotripsy · transplant
urethra
Urinary exit canal
lumen · epithelium · mucosa · muscularis · orifice · meatus · peristalsis · retroperitoneal · abdominal · pelvic
kidney
Blood-filtering organ
- nephronKidney's filtration unit
- glomerulusCapillary knot filtering blood
- calyxCollective sepals encircling petals
cortex · medulla · filtration · excretion · renal artery · nephrology · creatinine · electrolytes · drainage
conduit
Tube conveying fluid or cables
- transportMoving things between places
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- peristalsisInvoluntary digestive muscle waves
contraction · flow · drainage · conveyance · passage · unidirectional · bolus · wavelike · muscular · rhythmic
reflux
Backward liquid movement
- strictureLimiting rule or censure
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- calculusMathematical analysis system
stone · stent · catheter · dilation · reimplantation · colic · hematuria · lithotripsy · transplant
- body partsarm, leg, hand, back, chest
- anatomybrain, heart, bones, liver, stomach
- Urogenital Anatomybladder, kidney, kidneys, urethra, penis
- body passagesmouth, nose, ear, nostril, anus
- excretory systemkidney, kidneys, bladder, urethra, nephron
- smooth muscle organsstomach, intestines, bladder, uterus, esophagus