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Nothing. The bladder is essentially a bag which stores urine, it is fed by the two kidneys and it drains out along the urethra, which passes through the prostate gland, then along the length of the penis and out through the small opening in its tip. During and ejaculation sperm travels from the testes along a tube called the vas deferens until it reaches the prostate gland, here the vas deferens connects with the urethra. Put simply the prostate gland acts rather like the points system on a railway track. When the penis is soft the prostate allows liquid from the bladder to pass along the urethra and out of the penis, when the penis is erect the prostate effectively stops the flow of urine and instead allows the flow of semen into the urethra and along the penis. This mechanism prevents the two fluids from mixing, this is necessary as urine is quite effective as a spermicide.
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What happens if you get an erection during a physical?
Nothing usually the doctor male or female wont react...most doctors have seen it all
What system does the testis vas deferens urethra belong to?
because it conveys semen during ejaculation
What is the function of the erectile tissue?
The corpus spongiosum is the the cylinder of soft tissue that runs inferior to the corpus cavernosa. It extends from the bulb of the penis (or bulbo spongiosum) and at the distal end is continuous with the head of the penis. Through the center of the corpus spongiosum runs the urethra. While the corpus cavernosa become very solid, to form the support for the penis, the corpus corpus spongiosum remains relatively soft. This allows it to hold the urethra open so the semen can easily be released.
What processes take place during the period after the blood enters the kidneys till the urine leaves the body?
Blood flows to the kidney through the renal artery. Once in the kidney the blood flows through a series of smaller and smaller arteries until it gets to the glomerulus. The glomerulus filters blood and to be very simplistic creates a filtrate of the blood or "urine". This urine then flows through a series of progressively bigger tubules and ducts until it gets to the renal pelvis. At this point urine exits the kidney, it enters the ureter (long tube connecting kidney and bladder), and flows into the bladder where it is held until one desires to urinate. At this time urine flows out of the bladder and into the urethra. The urethra connects the bladder to the outside of the body.
What surrounds the urethra at the base of the bladder producing milky alkaline fluid?
The paired BULBOURETHRAL GLANDS (COWPER'S GLANDS) are tiny pea-sized glands located inferior to the prostate gland, on each side of the urethra. They produce a thick, clear mucus which is released prior to ejaculation when a male first becomes sexually aroused. The secretion is alkaline, so it neutralizes traces of acidic urine in the urethra. It also serves as a lubricant during sexual intercourse.
What keeps the urine in the bladder from entering the urethra during intercourse?
most guys can't pee when they have an erection. I'm not sure what part of your body stops you from being able to pee but your erection should shut off your bladder and i think it has something to do with the fact that when you have an erection your muscles arnt relaxed enough to go Check Out A link In Related Links Below for More Info.
What is a xray visualization of the bladder and urethra during the voiding process after the bladder has been filled with a contrast medium?
Voiding Cystourethrogram
What does the word cystoscope mean?
A cystoscope is a medical instrument used during a cystoscopy. It is inserted into the urethra to help exam the lining of the urinary bladder and urethra.
Does the urethra pass through the prostate to cut off the urine during ejaculation?
No. Muscles at the base of the bladder contract in order to close off the passageway from the bladder into the urethra, the tube through which urine and semen leave the body.
Can urine damage sperm?
How would you get the two mixed?? Just because they use the same exit from the body ie the urethra, they are produced and stored in separate parts of the body and during sex the sphincter at the exit of the bladder is tightly closed.... this is why it is so difficult to pee if you have an erection
Is it safe to pee in the girl during sex?
There are muscles that prevent urine flow during erection, making urinating during sexual arousalor erection essentially impossible. These muscles will only allow semen flow through the urethra during male sexual arousal and at male ejaculation.
Why is urethra of a male called urinogenital canal?
this is because through the urethra the sperms travel from the seminiferous tubules to the penis from where they are discharged into the vagina during copulation.And as we know,the urethra is responsible for carrying urine from the urinary bladder to the penis to the outside.
Where are sutures placed during a Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz procedure?
Stitches (sutures) are placed in these tissues near the bladder neck and urethra.
Is the urethra part of the urinary system?
It is both. The urethra is part of the urinary system. It is the tube that goes from the urinary bladder to the outside of your body Its also part of the reproductive system in males. It carries sperm and semen from the prostate gland to the vagina during sexual intercourse.
What is closed bladder irrigation?
Instillation of a solution into the bladder to provide cleansing or medication. (NIC96)
What is the function of the urethra in a cat?
The prostatic portion of the urethra collects seminal fluids from the prostate during ejaculation as well as providing a duct through which urine and semen can be eliminated from the body.
The kidneys and urinary bladder are organs of the?
urinary system. The kidneys filter waste and excess fluid from the blood to produce urine, while the urinary bladder stores urine until it is ready to be expelled from the body through the urethra during urination.
