Difference between revisions of "Ureter"
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The '''ureter''' is the tubule that takes the urine from the [[kidney]] to the [[urinary bladder]]. It is uncommonly afflicted by pathology that the pathologist sees on a day-to-day basis. | The '''ureter''' is the tubule that takes the urine from the [[kidney]] to the [[urinary bladder]]. It is uncommonly afflicted by pathology that the pathologist sees on a day-to-day basis. | ||
=Normal ureter= | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features:<ref>URL: [http://www.histology.leeds.ac.uk/urinary/ureter.php http://www.histology.leeds.ac.uk/urinary/ureter.php]. Accessed: 31 October 2013.</ref> | |||
*Mucosa - epithelium and fibrous tissue. | |||
*Muscularis: | |||
**Upper 2/3: inner longitudinal, outer circular. | |||
**Lower 1/3: inner longitudinal, middle circular, outer longitudinal. | |||
Note: | |||
*There is no submucosa! | |||
=Pathology of the ureter - overview= | =Pathology of the ureter - overview= | ||