APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

GENITO URINARY AND ADRENAL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the function of the urethra?
A
It filters urea out of the bloodstream
B
It delivers urine from the bladder to the outside world
C
It transfers urine from the kidneys to the bladder
D
It prevents urine from leaking out of the bladder
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The tube through which urine leaves the body. It empties urine from the bladder.

Detailed explanation-3: -The urine flows from the kidneys through the ureters to the bladder. The urine is stored in the bladder until it leaves the body through the urethra.

Detailed explanation-4: -When a person urinates, the pee exits the bladder and goes out of the body through the urethra (pronounced: yoo-REE-thruh), another tube-like structure. The male urethra ends at the tip of the penis; the female urethra ends just above the vaginal opening.

Detailed explanation-5: -The main function urethra is to expel urine out of the body.

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