HISTOLOGY
URINARY SYSTEM
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Question
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Peristalsis
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Gravity
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Muscle atrophy
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Forced pressure
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Detailed explanation-1: -Each kidney has more functional capacity than is ordinary needed. Urine is move down the ureters by means of gravity. Urinary continence is frequently observed in the elderly. Hormones play an important role in regulating the function of the urinary system.
Detailed explanation-2: -Urine drains from the renal pelvis of each kidney into the ureters. The ureters are long, thin tubes made of smooth muscle. Contractions of the smooth muscle push urine down through the ureters and into the bladder.
Detailed explanation-3: -Each ureter arises at the renal pelvis of a kidney and travels down through the abdomen to the urinary bladder. The walls of the ureter contain smooth muscle that can contract to push urine through the ureter by peristalsis .