This document covers the process of Micturition. It also describes briefly anatomy of urinary bladder, nerve supply to bladder and sphincter, micturition reflex. Abnormalities of Micturition was also discussed in this document.
Test Bank for Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology (Guyton Physiology) 13th Edition by John E. Hall Chapter 1-85
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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
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