MICROANATOMY

URINARY SYSTEM AND MALE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS

URINARY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The tubule that travels from the renal pelvis to the bladder is referred to as the what?
A
Afferent arteriole
B
Efferent arteriole
C
Ureter
D
Glomerulus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct option is A Ureter. The distal convoluted tubule is the last part of the nephron and it empties its contents or urine into the collecting duct. The collecting duct of the kidney consists of a series of tubules and ducts they connect to a minor calyx or directly to the renal pelvis.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ureterovesical junction is located where the ureter (the tube that drains urine from the kidney) meets the bladder. Ureterovesical junction (UVJ) obstruction refers to a blockage to this area.

Detailed explanation-3: -The renal pelvis is occasionally called the pyelum (from Greek pýelos, “trough", ‘anything hollow’), and the combining form pyelo-denotes the renal pelvis (pyelo-is not to be confused with pyo-).

Detailed explanation-4: -abdominal ureter: from the renal pelvis to the pelvic brim. pelvic ureter: from the pelvic brim to the bladder. intravesical or intramural ureter: within the bladder wall. 27-May-2013

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