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  2. Urinary system - Wikipedia

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    Following filtration of blood and further processing, wastes (in the form of urine) exit the kidney via the ureters, tubes made of smooth muscle fibres that propel urine towards the urinary bladder, where it is stored and subsequently expelled through the urethra during urination. The female and male urinary system are very similar, differing ...

  3. Urination - Wikipedia

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    Urination is the release of urine from the bladder to the outside of the body. Urine is released through the urethra and exits the penis or vulva through the urinary meatus in placental mammals, [1] [2]: 38, 364 but is released through the cloaca in other vertebrates.

  4. Urethral sphincters - Wikipedia

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    This is the primary muscle for prohibiting urination. The female or male external sphincter muscle of urethra (sphincter urethrae): located in the deep perineal pouch, at the bladder's distal inferior end in females, and inferior to the prostate (at the level of the membranous urethra) in males. It is a secondary sphincter to control the flow ...

  5. Onuf's nucleus - Wikipedia

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    Onuf's nucleus is a distinct group of neurons located in the ventral part of the anterior horn of the sacral region of the human spinal cord involved in the maintenance of micturition and defecatory continence, as well as muscular contraction during orgasm. It contains motor neurons, and is the origin of the pudendal nerve.

  6. Glomerular filtration rate - Wikipedia

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    When IDMS-calibrated serum creatinine is used (which is about 6% lower), the above equations should be multiplied by 175/186 or by 0.94086. [34] Since these formulae do not adjust for body size, results are given in units of mL/min per 1.73 m 2, 1.73 m 2 being the estimated body surface area of an adult with a mass of 63 kg and a height of 1.7 m.

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  9. Bladder - Wikipedia

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    Urodynamic testing can help to explain the symptoms. An underactive bladder is the condition where there is a difficulty in passing urine and is the main symptom of a neurogenic bladder. Frequent urination at night may indicate the presence of bladder stones. Disorders of or related to the bladder include: bladder exstrophy