Muscular tube
Divided into abdominal or pelvic part
Turns medially to enter the broad uterine ligament in the female and the mesoductus deferens in the male
Ends by inserting into the dorsolateral surface of the urinary bladder
Length of intramural course prevent reflux of urine into ureter when pressure is raised within bladder but does not hinder further filling of bladder as resistance is normally overcome by peristaltic sonstraction of ureteric wall
Peristaltic contractions of the ureteric wall prevents reflux of urine