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The urethra is the tube that lets urine leave your bladder and your body. If you were assigned male at birth, your urethra passes through your prostate and into your penis. If you were assigned female at birth, your urethra is much shorter. It runs from your bladder to open in front of your vagina.
The urethra is a thin tube that carries urine out of the body. It exits through the head of the penis in males and the labia minora in females. Learn about the anatomy, function, and conditions of the urethra.
The urethra is a hollow tube that connects the urinary bladder and the urinary meatus, which is the opening of the urethra. Learn about the anatomy, function, and sphincter control of the urethra in males and females.
Urethra, duct that transmits urine from the bladder to the exterior of the body during urination. The urethra is held closed by the urethral sphincter, a muscular structure that helps keep urine in the bladder until voiding can occur.
The male urethra is an 18-22 cm long muscular tube that conveys urine from the urinary bladder to the exterior via an external opening in the perineum and also functions to provide an exit for semen (sperm) and glandular secretions during ejaculation.
The urethra is the vessel responsible for transporting urine from the bladder to an external opening in the perineum. It is lined by stratified columnar epithelium, which is protected from the corrosive urine by mucus secreting glands.
The urethra is the tube that connects the urinary bladder to the outside of the body. It has different parts and lengths in males and females, and transports urine and semen. Learn about its anatomy, microanatomy, and clinical aspects.
The urethra is a muscular tube that serves as the excretory canal for the urinary bladder, responsible for conveying urine from the bladder to the exterior of the body. It extends from the internal urethral orifice of the urinary bladder to the external urethral orifice of the external genitalia.
Learn about the male urethra, a tube that connects the bladder to the penis and carries urine and semen. Find out its structure, segments, sphincter muscles and role in urination and ejaculation.
Learn about the urethra, the tube that connects the bladder to the outside of the body. Find out its structure, function, and clinical significance in this online textbook chapter.