Micturition

Question 1

What is micturition?

Answer 1

It is the process of passing urine out of the body

Question 2

Outline the pathway of urine from the nephron to the bladder

Answer 2

Collecting duct > Renal calyx > Renal pelvis > Ureter > Bladder

Question 3

The ureter connects to the _____________ part of the bladder

Answer 3

Posterior

Question 4

The bladder is lined with __________________ epithelium

Answer 4

Transitional

Question 5

Urine leaves the bladder through the ____________

Answer 5

Urethra

Question 6

Urine is prevented from leaking from the bladder due to two circles of muscle called _______________ and _______________

Answer 6

Internal sphincter
External sphincter

Question 7

Which of the urethral sphincters is involuntary?

Answer 7

Internal sphincter

Question 8

The male urethra is divided into _____________, ______________ and _____________

Answer 8

Prostatic urethra
Membranous urethra
Spongy urethra

Question 9

The bladder walls are made of a muscle called ______________

Answer 9

Detrusor muscle