Learning anatomy/Urethra

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Anatomy[edit | edit source]

Male and female urethras are different.

Male[edit | edit source]

The first thing at the bottom of the urethra is called the penis. Then there is the spongy urethra and then there is the membranous urethra. The prostatic urethra is last. Urinary (male)

Female[edit | edit source]

The parts of the female urethra are the muscular, erectile, and mucous parts but no penis. Urinary System (Female)

Function[edit | edit source]

The internal urethral sphincter opens itself. The external sphincter is what we control to open and when that sphincter is open it goes into the toilet. It passes through the penis in men.