BIOL301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Labia Minora, Inguinal Canal, Suspensory Ligament

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Biology
• Course: BIOL301
• Professor: Dayeh Vivian

Document Summary

Carries urine from the kidney to the bladder, actual tubes. Exits from the hilum of the of kidneys contains the smooth muscle in the wall. Urine flow is assisted by peristalsis lead to the urinary bladder: urinary bladder. The function is to store and expel the urine. Location changes depending on the fullness of bladder. Full bladder expands into the abdominal cavity. Empty bladder lies entirely within the pelvis. Urachus closed remnant of the allantois. Prostate gland in males lies directly inferior to the bladder and surrounds the urethra: urethra. Shorter in females and longer in males. Tube that extends from the bladder to the exterior, allowing urine to leave the bladder. There is an internal and external urethra. There is an internal and external urethral sphincter, the internal one is involuntary smooth muscle control of passage of urine, and external is found in the urogenital diaphragm which is voluntary muscle.