Urethra
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| Urethra | |
|---|---|
 The urethra transports urine frae the bladder tae the ootside o the body. This image shows (a) a female urethra an (b) a male urethra. | |
| Details | |
| Precursor | Urogenital sinus |
| Artery | Inferior vesical artery Middle rectal artery Internal pudendal artery |
| Vein | Inferior vesical vein Middle rectal vein Internal pudendal vein |
| Nerve | Pudendal nerve Pelvic splanchnic nerves Inferior hypogastric plexus |
| Lymph | Internal iliac lymph nodes Deep inguinal lymph nodes |
| Identifiers | |
| Laitin | urethra vagina; feminina (female); urethra masculina (male) |
| Greek | οὐρήθρα |
| MeSH | A05.360.444.492.726 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | Urethra |
| TA | A08.4.01.001F A08.5.01.001M |
| FMA | 19667 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
In anatomy, the urethra (frae Greek οὐρήθρα – ourḗthrā) is a tube that connects the urinary bladder tae the urinary meatus for the removal o fluids frae the body. In male placental mammals, the urethra travels throu the penis, an carries semen as well as urine.[1] In female placental mammals, the urethra is shorter an emerges at the female external urethral orifice abuin the vaginal openin.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Marvalee H. Wake (15 September 1992). Hyman's Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy. University of Chicago Press. pp. 583–. ISBN 978-0-226-87013-7. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
