PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

URINARY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the external opening of the urethra called?
A
Urethra
B
Urinary meatus
C
Micturition
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The urinary meatus, also known as the external urethral orifice, is the opening or meatus of the urethra. It is the point where urine exits the urethra in males and in females, and also where semen exits the urethra in males.

Detailed explanation-2: -The external urethral orifice is the external opening (or meatus) of the urethra. It is where urine exits in both males and females. In males, it is also where the semen is ejected during ejaculation. The male external urethral orifice is located on the glans penis, at the tip, at the junction with the ferenular delta.

Detailed explanation-3: -The meatus is a slitlike orifice with its long axis in a midline sagittal plane. The urethral meatus is slightly ventral to the tip of the penis. The bulbous urethra is invested in the bulb of the penis, the portion of corpus spongiosum that lies between the split corpora cavernosa in the superficial perineal space.

Detailed explanation-4: -(yoo-REE-thruh) The tube through which urine leaves the body. It empties urine from the bladder.

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