LECTURE 4
MICTURITION
, DEFINITION
o The process by which the urinary bladder empties when it
becomes filled.
o It is a reflex process
, ANATOMY OF URINARY BLADDER
BODY = in which urine is collected
NECK = funnel shaped extension and connecting with the urethra
URETHRAL SPHINCTER.
1. INTERNAL URETHRAL SPHINCTER.
made up of detrusor muscle
2. EXTERNAL URETHRAL SPHINCTER.
made up of skeletal muscle fiber.
EXTERNAL URETHRAL SPHINCTER is responsible for voluntary control of
micturition
MICTURITION
, DEFINITION
o The process by which the urinary bladder empties when it
becomes filled.
o It is a reflex process
, ANATOMY OF URINARY BLADDER
BODY = in which urine is collected
NECK = funnel shaped extension and connecting with the urethra
URETHRAL SPHINCTER.
1. INTERNAL URETHRAL SPHINCTER.
made up of detrusor muscle
2. EXTERNAL URETHRAL SPHINCTER.
made up of skeletal muscle fiber.
EXTERNAL URETHRAL SPHINCTER is responsible for voluntary control of
micturition
