Lower Urinary Tract Flashcards

1
Q

Why is the detrusor muscle more developed in males?

A

greater pressure needed to overcome long urethra

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2
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Blood supply to bladder

A

superior, middle + inferior vesical arteries ==> branch of hypogastric trunk of internal iliac artery

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3
Q

Epithelium of urethra

A

stratified columnar epithelium

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