The urethra is bigger. Ureters average 3-4mm in diameter, while urethras average 6-8mm.
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ureter
The ureter carries urine from the kidney to the bladder. In both sexes, the urethra carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body. In addition, in males the urethra carries semen to the outside of the body.
Ureter carries urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder. A person has 2 ureters. Urethra,on the other hand, is the tube draining urine into the exterior. There's only 1 urethra.
Ureter. The urethra connects the bladder to the outside world.
The bladder empties into the urethra. The renal pelvis enters into the ureter. There is no kidney structure that empties into the urethra.
The kidney,ureter,urethra,and bladder
The kidneys each have a ureter that goes to the urinary bladder. One urethra goes from the urinary bladder to the outside surface of the body. Sphincters (ring-like muscles) control the opening and closing of the urethra.
That is the correct spelling of "ureter" (tube from kidney to bladder).The similarly-named urethra is the tube that leads out of the body from the bladder.
Urine passes from the urinary bladder through the urethra to the outside of the body.
Yes they are similiar. A ureter is a tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder, while the urethra is a tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.
Kidney --> Ureter --> Urinary Blatter --> Urethra