What is the anatomical name of the tube that conducts urine from each kidney down into the urinary bladder?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Ureter
- Step 1: The urinary system consists of two kidneys, two ureters, one urinary bladder, and one urethra.
- Step 2: Each ureter is a muscular duct roughly 25 to 30 centimeters long that propels urine from the renal pelvis to the bladder via active rhythmic peristaltic smooth muscle contractions.
Answer
Ureter
Why not the others: 'Urethra' The urethra is the single terminal conduit that conveys urine from the bladder out of the body; 'Nephron' The nephron is the microscopic filtration unit inside the renal parenchyma; 'Loop of Henle' The loop of Henle is a hairpin-shaped tubular segment within the nephron that concentrates urine.
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