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Title: A reference hand-book of gynecology for nurses
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Macfarlane, Catharine, 1877-1969
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Publisher: Philadelphia and London, W. B. Saunders company
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Kidneys, ureters, and bladder peritoneum. The upper pole of the kidney ison a level with the twelfth dorsal vertebra; thelower pole, on a level with the third lumbarvertebra (Fig. 52). Each kidney is about four inches long, two andone-half inches wide, one inch thick, and weighsfour to five ounces. 117 n8 GYNECOLOGY FOR NURSES The ureters are two membranous tubes whichconduct the urine from the kidneys to the bladder.Each ureter commences within the kidney in anumber of small pockets which unite to form adilated sac called the pelvis (Fig. 53); from thisthe ureter proper descends to the bladder as acylindric tube, about sixteen inches long, andabout the diameter of a goose-quill. The bladder is the reservoir for urine; it is amusculomembranous sac, situated between the
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Fig. 53.—Section of kidney showing pelvis. symphysis pubis and the uterus. When filled withurine, the bladder expands and assumes a roundedform; when empty, the organ collapses, the uppermovable portion sinking down into the firmerlower portion like the layers of a collapsing cup.The moderately distended bladder holds abouta pint. The urethra is a musculomembranous tube, aboutone and one-half inches in length, extending fromthe neck of the bladder to the meatus urinarius.It is embedded in the connective tissue between THE URINARY ORGANS OF WOMEN 119 the vagina and the symphysis, and assumes aslightly curved direction around the symphysis.The average diameter of the urethra is J inch. DISEASES OF THE URINARY ORGANS Nephritis is an inflammation of the kidneysubstance. Pyelitis is an inflammation of the pelvis of thekidney. This inflammation may be caused by arenal calculus or may result from some ascendingor descending infection. Ureteritis is an inflammation of the ureter. Cystitis i

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