The ____ use(s) a peristaltic action to take urine to the bladder. 

A. ureters
B. renal tubule
C. urethra
D. kidney
E. glomerulus


A. ureters
The ureters propel urine toward the bladder through rhythmic muscular contractions called peristalsis.

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