Ureters, bladder, and urethra transport, store, and eliminate urine

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Ureters

The tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder.

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Layers of ureters

mucosa, muscularis, adventitia

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Renal calculi

kidney stones

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Urinary bladder

stores urine

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Urine storage capacity

- Collapses when empty

- Rugae (folds) appear

- Expands and rises superiorly

during filling without significant

rise in internal pressure

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Urethra

tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

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Urethra regions in males

Has 3 regions: Prostatic urethra, Membranous urethra, Penile/spongy urethra.

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Urinary tract infection

infection of one or more organs of the urinary tract

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Micturition

urination

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Urinary in continence

The ability to retain urine voluntarily

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Urinary retention

inability to empty the bladder

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Catheter

tube for injecting or removing fluids