A guide to urine testing : for nurses and others / by Mark Robinson.

  • Robinson, Mark (Mark A.)
Date:
1899
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Credit: A guide to urine testing : for nurses and others / by Mark Robinson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    situatc-d at the back pwt of ihc ahdomiiial cavity, one in each lumbar region, extend- ing h'om the elevcntli rilj to near tlie ibum of the pelvis, and iirbiiall)- surrounded by a considerable qiiantits' of fat. Each kidne)' is about four inclies in length, two in i)readth, and one in thickness. 'lhe urine, luuing been secreted by the kidney-, finds its way through thj ureters into the bladder. TIk Ureters are two membranous tubes, measuring from sixteen to eighteen inches in length, and are of the diameter of a goose-quill. They are attached at their u[)[)er ends t(.> tlie kidneys, at the entrv to which each ureter l)ecomes dilated into a wide membranous sac. called the pelvis of the kidne)'. 1^'rom tliir. ])oint the\' pass downwards, forwards and inwards, to the base ol the bladder, into which they open b\- small orifices.