Synonyms Medical: Ureter Urinary tract Uringang Kidney Bubble Anatomy The ureter connects the renal pelvis (Pelvis renalis), which collects urine from the kidney like a funnel, with the bladder. The ureter is an approximately 30-35 cm long tube consisting of fine muscles with a diameter of about 7 mm. It runs behind the abdominal cavity … Ureter
Synonyms Latin: Urethra Anatomy The position and course of the urethra differ considerably between men and women. Both have in common that it is a connecting piece between the bladder (vesica urinaria) and the external urinary opening at the genitals. It is covered by a special mucous membrane of the urinary tract, which also lines … Urethra
Blood supply The urethra is supplied with arterial blood from branches of the deep pelvic artery (Arteria iliaca interna). This large artery divides into the arteria pudenda in the small pelvis. This, in turn, has many finer end branches, one of which is the so-called urethral artery (Arteria urethralis), which ultimately moves to the urethra. … Blood supply | Urethra