A segment of the ureter that extends from the common iliac artery bifurcation to the bladder. From there, the ureter curves back and follows the lateral pelvic wall inferiorly to connect with the posterolateral bladder wall. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30422575 ]
Synonyms: lower ureter pelvic ureter
Term information
- FMA:15883
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2804-127X
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4341-3265
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6677-8489
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7655-4833
Term relations
- excretory tube
- mesoderm-derived structure
- continuous with some intramural ureter
- part of some ureter
- continuous with some proximal ureter