Anatom3DRight ureter
Ureter dexter · Pravý močovod
Urinary system
Looks like
A narrow muscular tube, about 25–30 cm long, running from each kidney down the back of the belly to the bladder.
What it does
Pushes urine from kidney to bladder by waves of contraction.
Keeping it well
Kidney stones stick at its narrow points, causing severe colicky loin-to-groin pain. Pain with fever is an emergency.