ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

URINARY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many urethras do we have?
A
1
B
2
C
4
D
10
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Urethral duplication (UD) is a rare congenital anomaly and is characterized by two urethras, which may be either partial or complete. The UD anatomy is different in males and females and hence the surgical management.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are three tubes inside the penis. One is called the urethra. It is hollow and carries urine from the bladder through the penis to the outside.

Detailed explanation-3: -The urethra transports urine from the bladder to the outside of the body. This image shows (a) a female urethra and (b) a male urethra. Females use their urethra only for urinating, but males use their urethra for both urination and ejaculation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Female double urethra is a very rare anomaly, with less than 40 cases reported since 1970. Most reported cases of double urethra are in the sagittal plane and tend to be stenotic. We describe a 4-year-old girl with double urethra, which was not stenotic and was in the coronal plane.

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