anatomy 1404 lect 2

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What is the approximate length of the ureter?

5 inches

20 inches

10 inches (correct)

15 inches

What is the origin of the ureter?

Lower pole of kidney (correct)

Renal pelvis

Urinary bladder

Upper pole of kidney

What is the pelvi-ureteric junction?

Junction of ureter and abdominal aorta

Junction of ureter and urinary bladder

Junction of renal pelvis and ureter (correct)

Junction of ureter and kidney

What is the posterior relation of the abdominal part of the ureter?

Psoas major muscle Signup and view all the answers

What is the anterior relation of the right ureter?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the lateral relation of the pelvic part of the ureter?

Obturator internus muscle Signup and view all the answers

What is the course of the ureter in the pelvic cavity?

Runs downwards and backwards Signup and view all the answers

Where does the ureter terminate?

Urinary bladder Signup and view all the answers

How many constrictions does the ureter have?

3 Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the urethra is derived from the absorbed portions of the mesonephric ducts?

Posterior wall of the prostatic urethra Signup and view all the answers

What type of epithelium is found in the upper part of the prostatic part of the urethra?

Transitional epithelium Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve supplies the external urethral sphincter?

Pudendal nerve Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary muscle for prohibiting the release of urine?

Internal urethral sphincter Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the urethra is lined with stratified squamous non-keratinised epithelium?

Terminal part of the spongy part Signup and view all the answers

What is the blood supply of the urethra?

Supplied by blood vessels of the prostate and penis Signup and view all the answers

What is the lymphatic drainage of the spongy part of the urethra?

Internal and external iliac nodes, and deep inguinal, superficial inguinal and external iliac nodes Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the internal urethral sphincter?

To inhibit the release of urine Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the urethra is developed from the vesicourethral canal?

Anterior wall of the prostatic urethra Signup and view all the answers

What is the diameter of the penile urethra in the body of the penis?

6 mm Signup and view all the answers

Where do the ducts of bulbourethral glands open?

In the fixed part of penile urethra, about 2.5 cm below the perineal membrane Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of the external urethral orifice?

Sagittal slit Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the lacunae of Morgagni?

To receive the openings of the urethral glands Signup and view all the answers

Where is the navicular fossa located?

In the glans penis Signup and view all the answers

What is the location of the external urethral orifice?

At the tip of the glans penis Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the lumen of the external urethral orifice on transverse section?

Vertical Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the largest lacuna in the roof of the navicular fossa?

Lacunae magna Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of the openings of the urethral glands of Littre?

Forwards Signup and view all the answers

At which spinal segments do sympathetic nerves that supply the ureter arise?

T10 - L1 Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following vessels supply the pelvic part of the ureter?

Vesical, middle rectal or uterine vessels Signup and view all the answers

What is the capacity of the urinary bladder?

220 ml Signup and view all the answers

What is the arrangement of the detrusor muscle in the urinary bladder?

Whorls and spirals Signup and view all the answers

Where does the pain of renal colic radiate to?

From the loin to the groin, scrotum and inner side of the thigh Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following nerves supply the ureter?

Nerves from the renal, aortic, and hypogastric plexus Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of an empty or semi-filled urinary bladder?

Pyramidal Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the urinary bladder?

To temporarily store urine Signup and view all the answers

Parasympathetic nerves that supply the ureter arise from which spinal segments?

S2 - S4 Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the prostatic sinuses?

To provide a passage for the openings of prostatic glands Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of the prostatic utricle?

Upwards and backwards Signup and view all the answers

What is the length of the membranous part of the urethra?

1.5-2 cm Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of the membranous part of the urethra in transverse section?

Star-shaped (stellate) Signup and view all the answers

What surrounds the membranous urethra?

Sphincter urethrae Signup and view all the answers

Where are the bulbourethral glands located?

One on either side of the membranous urethra Signup and view all the answers