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28 Cards in this Set
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Fibromuscular tubes conduct urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder |
Ureters |
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Location of the ureters |
Retroperitoneal |
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Where do the ureters connect into the bladder |
Posteriolateral wall |
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Organ That serves as a reservoir for urine |
Urinary Bladder |
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General location of the urinary bladder |
Posterior to the pubic symphysis |
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Location of urinary bladder in relation to the peritoneum |
Retroperitoneal |
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Type of tissue found lining the bladder and why it’s necessary |
Transitional epithelium Allows the bladder to distend |
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Where’s the base of the bladder located |
The posterior aspect |
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The Apex of the bladder located |
The anteriosuperior aspect |
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What structure of the bladder is responsible for the Apex |
Median umbilical ligament |
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Important feature of the bladder appears at the base |
The trigone |
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The three structures that make up the trigone |
Left Ureter, right ureter, urethra |
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Specific location of the bladder in females |
Inferior to the uterus, anterior to the vagina. |
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Specific location of the bladder in males |
Superior to the prostate gland, anterior to the rectum |
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Fibromuscular tube conducts urine into the exterior of the body |
Urethra |
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Membrane that provides support to the pelvic floor and urethra |
Perineal membrane |
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Circular array of smooth muscle guards the orifice of the urethra |
Internal urethral sphincter |
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Length of the female urethra |
3 to 5 cm |
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Length of the male urethra |
18 to 20 cm |
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Bifurcations of the abdominal aorta bifurcate into what two arteries |
Internal iliac arteries and external iliac arteries |
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Artery that is a branch of the external iliac and supplies the abdominal wall |
Inferior epigastric artery’s |
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Artery that supplies blood to the pelvis and perineum |
Internal iliac artery |
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Blood vessel that is the main arterial supply of the lower extremity |
External iliac artery |
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Structure that marks the superior border of the femoral artery |
Inguinal ligament |
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Vein that extends from the hiatus of the adductor magnus the inguinal ligament |
Femoral vein |
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Vein that extends from the inguinal ligament to the mergence of this vein with the internal iliac vein |
External iliac vein |
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Vein that is formed by the convergence of the external and internal iliac vein’s |
Common iliac vein |
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The common iliac vein’s merge to form what vein |
Inferior vena cava |
