Anatomy of the Urethra in Men and Women Male Urethra The male uretha can be divided into three parts : prostatic urethra membranous urethra cavernous urethra(spongy urethra) A portion of the urethra lying between the neck of the bladder before it enters the prostate gland is known as thepre-p...
the canal that in most mammals conveys urine from the bladder out of the body. In human males it also conveys semen Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005 [yə′rē·thrə] (anatomy) The canal in most mammals through which urine is discharged from th...
(Anatomy) the canal that in most mammals conveys urine from the bladder out of the body. In human males it also conveys semen [C17: via Late Latin from Greekourēthra,fromoureinto urinate] uˈrethraladj Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperColl...
This review describes and illustrates the radiologic techniques, normal anatomy, and common congenital and acquired lesions of the urethra in men and women. Voiding cystourethrography and retrograde urethrography are the most common imaging modalities employed in the diagnosis of anatomic lesions of the...
Why urethra is longer in males and shorter in females? The length of the urethra ismuch shorter in women than in men, due to the anatomical gender differences in the area. In males, it extends approximately 20 cm as it must traverse the length of penis, whereas it is only 4 cm in le...
Anatomy In men the urethra is divided into three parts: the prostatic urethra crosses through the prostate gland; the membranous urethra is a small (1–2 cm) portion passing through the external urethral sphincter, this is the narrowest part of the urethra; the spongy (or penile) urethra run...
in its center. The membranous urethra crosses through the urogenital diaphragm, to connect the intracorporal part of the urethra to the extracorporal or anterior part. The anterior urethra, in turn, is lined with squamous cell epithelium and completely surrounded by the corpus spongiosum. It ...
Fig. 1.Anatomy of the male reproductive organs. Urethral Reconstruction Urethral reconstruction is a challenging problem in urology. Over 300 surgical techniques have been described for urethral strictures and hypospadias repair in order to identify the ideal treatment. The core challenge and a more cr...
The male urethra extends from the bladder neck to the external urethral meatus at the tip of the penis. It conveys the urine and semen. In females, the urethra is shorter than men and terminates in the external urethral meatus, which is just above the vaginal introitus. The penis is ...
UTI is usually diagnosed based on symptoms, physical examination, and laboratoryexamination of the urine. In men, physical examination is important for detecting possible infection of the genitals and enlargement of theprostate gland, which may be a sign of serious disease. A clean-catch urine samp...