Orifice of ureter

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In the contracted bladder they are about 2.5 cm. apart and about the same distance from the internal urethral orifice; in the distended viscus these measurements may be increased to about 5 cm.

Additional images

  • Vertical section of bladder, penis, and urethra.

  • Illu quiz bladder 01.jpg

  • Ultrasound demonstration of ureteral jet effect

  • Doppler ultrasound image ureteric jet effect inside urinary bladder.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)



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