Kidney Ureter Bladder Anatomy. To identify the kidneys ureters and urinary bladder on different imaging modalities. A kidney ureter and bladder kub study is an x ray study that allows your doctor to assess the organs of your urinary and gastrointestinal systems.
Urinary bladder a sac that collects and holds urine that comes from the ureters. Urethra a narrow passageway where urine passes from the bladder to the outside of the body called urination. The ureters are tubes made of smooth muscle that propel urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder in the human adult the ureters are usually 20 30 cm 8 12 in long and around 3 4 mm 0 12 0 16 in in diameter.
The upper half of the ureter is located in the abdomen and the.
The ureters are tubes made of smooth muscle that propel urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder in the human adult the ureters are usually 20 30 cm 8 12 in long and around 3 4 mm 0 12 0 16 in in diameter. To identify the kidneys ureters and urinary bladder on different imaging modalities. The ureters are two thick tubes which act to transport urine from the kidney to the bladder. In our entire urinary system series the urinary bladder and urethra represent the.