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What is the medical condition meaning congenital abnormality in which the urethral opening is on the upper surface of the penis?
Epispadias is the medical term for a congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the dorsum of the penis. Epispadias is due to a defect in the tissue that folds inward to form the urethra.
What is the canal or narrow opening through the penis?
The urethra.
What is the name of the opening of the penis to the outside?
The urethra (pee hole).
Why does urine spiral?
In males, urine appears to spiral as it is coming out of the penis. This is because of the structure of the urethra and the tiny slit at the opening of the penis.
Where the sperm or urine pass?
Most men and boys have a small opening in the end of their penis. The same opening is used for both sperm and for urine. Some boys who have a specific medical condition might not have the opening in the tip of their penis but might instead it might be situated some place else on their penis, usually somewhere on the underside.
What anatomic structure of the urinary system conveys urine outside the body from the bladder?
The penis But the opening itself is the urethra.
What is epispadias?
Epispadias, also known as bladder exstrophy, is a congenital (meaning, they are born with it) defect in males in which the urethra opening is on the upper surface of the penis. In females, it is a fissure in the upper wall of the urethra but it is rather rare.
Does hypospadias affect size?
Hypospadias is a congenital condition where the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis instead of at the tip. It typically does not affect penis size but can influence the appearance and function of the penis. Surgical correction is often needed to reposition the urethral opening to the tip of the penis.
Can you have a big penis and a narrow urethra?
Penis size and urethra size are completely unrelated, so it is definitely possible to have a large penis with a narrow urethra.
What is the narrowest part of male urethra?
The narrowest part of the male urethra is the external urethral meatus, which is the opening at the tip of the penis where urine and semen exit the body. It is the most constricted part of the urethra and can be prone to blockages or infections.
Where is urethra on a male?
The urethra is a tube leading out of the bladder. There is a sphincter muscle at the top of the urethra, which is usually tightly closed. When the bladder is full the sphincter muscle opens so that the urine flows along the urethra and out of the body
What structures does the urethra travels through in males?
The male urethra is divided into threesegments.The prostatic urethra passes through the prostate gland, the urogenital diaphragm and the bulb of the urethra.The membranous urethra has the shortest length and is found between the prostatic urethra and the spongy urethra. It extends downward between the apex of the prostate and the bulb of the urethra.The spongy urethra is the longest part of the male urethra and it passes through the length of the penis, more specifically through the corpus spongiosum penis (a mass of spongy tissue surrounding the male urethra within the penis), and the glans.
