What ducts carry urine from kidneys to the bladder?

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What ducts carry urine from kidneys to the bladder?

Urine is carried from each kidney to the bladder by a pair of muscular tubes called the ureters. They begin at the renal pelvis of the kidney and extend down to the bladder, using peristaltic contractions to push urine along. The urethra, in contrast, carries urine out of the body from the bladder. The renal pelvis is the funnel inside the kidney that collects urine before it enters the ureter, and collecting ducts are tiny channels inside the kidney that collect fluid from nephrons and contribute to urine formation, not transport to the bladder.

Urine is carried from each kidney to the bladder by a pair of muscular tubes called the ureters. They begin at the renal pelvis of the kidney and extend down to the bladder, using peristaltic contractions to push urine along. The urethra, in contrast, carries urine out of the body from the bladder. The renal pelvis is the funnel inside the kidney that collects urine before it enters the ureter, and collecting ducts are tiny channels inside the kidney that collect fluid from nephrons and contribute to urine formation, not transport to the bladder.

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