dissection 8 [urinary system]

• male cat

  A) left kidney

  B) renal vein

  C) ureter

  D) prostate

  E) urethra

  F) urinary bladder

  
• female cate

  A) left kidney

  B) left ureter

  C) urinary bladder

  D) urethra

  E) urogenital sinus

  
• cat kidneys are positioned at an equal position but in human left is more superior
• kidneys and cats and humans are both retroperitoneal
• ureter carries urine from kidney to bladder whereas the urethra carries urine from bladder to exterior
• female cat urogenital sinus vagina and urethra empty but in humans they are separate
• cat adrenal glands are superior and medial from kidneys whereas human adrenal glands sit directly on top of the kidneys