PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

URINARY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
funnel-shaped structure where urine empties into from the collecting ducts
A
renal pelvis
B
renal canal
C
hilum
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -From the papilla, urine drains into cuplike structures called the major and minor calyces . From the calyces the urine drains into the wider open space of the renal pelvis. This acts like a funnel draining the urine out of the kidney into the ureter.

Detailed explanation-2: -The renal pelvis or pelvis of the kidney is the funnel-like dilated part of the ureter in the kidney. It is formed by the convergence of the major calyces, acting as a funnel for urine flowing from the major calyces to the ureter.

There is 1 question to complete.