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The neck of the bladder is the area at the base of the trigone that surrounds the internal urethral orifice that leads to the urethra. [5] In males, the neck of the urinary bladder is next to the prostate gland. The bladder has three openings. The two ureters enter the bladder at ureteric orifices, and the urethra enters at the trigone of the ...
[2] [5] Venous drainage mostly parallels that of the arterial supply; [5] [2] that is, it begins as a network of smaller veins in the adventitia; with the renal veins draining the upper ureters, and the vesicular and gonadal veins draining the lower ureters. [1] Lymphatic drainage depends on the position of lymphatic vessels in the ureter. [1]
The inferior mesenteric lymph nodes consist of: (a) small glands on the branches of the left colic and sigmoid arteries (b) a group in the sigmoid mesocolon , around the superior hemorrhoidal artery
The periaortic lymph nodes (also known as lumbar) are a group of lymph nodes that lie in front of the lumbar vertebrae near the aorta. These lymph nodes receive drainage from the gastrointestinal tract and the abdominal organs. The periaortic lymph nodes are different from the paraaortic lymph nodes. The periaortic group is the general group ...
Distinction Above pectinate line Below pectinate line Lymph drainage: internal iliac [2]: superficial inguinal lymph nodes (below Hilton's white line) : Epithelium: columnar epithelium (as is most of the digestive tract - the line represents the end of the part of the body derived from the hindgut)
Lymphatics of colon. Details; System: Lymphatic system: Drains to: ... The pararectal lymph nodes are lymph nodes that are in contact with the muscular coat of the ...
The hindgut (or epigaster) is the posterior part of the alimentary canal.In mammals, it includes the distal one third of the transverse colon and the splenic flexure, the descending colon, sigmoid colon and up to the ano-rectal junction.
Lymphangiectasia, also known as "lymphangiectasis", [1] is a pathologic dilation of lymph vessels. [2] When it occurs in the intestines it is known as intestinal lymphangiectasia, colloquially recognized as Waldmann's disease in cases where there is no secondary cause. [3]