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Urethra
The urethral glands secrete the mucus into the canal.
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- is a tube that conveys urine from the urinary bladder tothe outside.
- The wall has abundant mucous glands , which secrete mucus into the urethral canal
- Shorter in females.
- functions as the urinary and reproductive system in the male and extends from the bladder to the tip of the penis but in females is only about 4 cm long and the opening is known as external urethral orifice or urinary meatus.
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| Requires relaxation of of the external urethral sphincter. |
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| where is the micturition reflex center. |
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| The micturition reflex center is in the spinal cord. |
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| the parasympathetic motor impulses |
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| when sensory impulses from the stretch receptors signal the reflex center signal the reflex center this motor impule travels to the detrusor muscle and contracts rhythmically in response. |
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