Anatomy and Physiology of Urinary tract Flashcards
(31 cards)
What 5 organs are involved in the urinary tract?
- kidney
- ureter
- bladder
- urethra
- prostate
What is the innervation of the kidney?
autonomic via the sympathetic chain
Where does the renal pelvis meet the ureter ?
Pelvicoureteric junction
What is the innervation of the ureter?
Sympathetic from ureteric plexus (T12-L2)
Where does the ureter insert into
The vesicocourteteric junction
Arterial Blood supply to bladder
Branches of the internal iliac artery
Venous blood supply to bladder
Pelvic plexus (internal iliac vein)
Two parts of the prostate
Static part and dynamic part
4 zones of the prostate
Transitional
Central
Peripheral
Anterior
What is the venous drainage of the prostate?
Periprostatic plexusus
What is the arterial drainage of the prostate?
Inferior vesicle artery
What is the nervous supply to the prostate?
Hypogastric
What is vital for erectile function
Corpora cavernosa
Length of urethra women
4cm
Length of urethra men
15-20
What epithelium is the urethra?
Stratified columnar epithelium
What are the 4 parts of the male urethra?
- Prostatic
- Membranous
- Bulbar
- Penile
Blood supply to the mens urethra
Prostatic artery, pudendal artery and bublourethral artet
What is blood supply to women urethra?
Pudendal
What is the nerve supply to mens urethra?
Prostatic plexus
What is nerve supply to women’s urethra?
Vesical plexus
