urethra

Key facts

Anatomy.Name

Urethra

Anatomy.Latin

urethra feminina (female); urethra masculina (male)

Anatomy.Greek

οὐρήθρα

Anatomy.Image

Female and Male Urethra.jpg

Anatomy.Caption

The urethra transports urine from the bladder to the outside of the body. This image shows (a) a human female urethra and (b) a human male urethra.

Anatomy.Width

220

Anatomy.Precursor

Urogenital sinus

Anatomy.Artery

Inferior vesical arteryMiddle rectal arteryInternal pudendal artery

Anatomy.Vein

Inferior vesical veinMiddle rectal veinInternal pudendal vein

Anatomy.Nerve

Pudendal nervePelvic splanchnic nervesInferior hypogastric plexus

Anatomy.Lymph

Internal iliac lymph nodesDeep inguinal lymph nodes

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• Tuft cells trigger neurogenic inflammation in the urethra.Cell reports · 2025Schmidt P, Pfeil U, Lafee M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116370
• Congenital short urethra.British journal of plastic surgery · 1981Díaz Gomez LA, Escariz PP, Gonzalez FMDOI: 10.1016/s0007-1226(81)80089-6
• [Congenital mega-urethra. A case].ReviewPediatrie · 1991Dodat H, Takvorian P, Cochat P et al.
• CONTROVERSY ABOUT EMBRYOGENESIS AND ORGANISATION OF HUMAN FEMALE URETHRA: A REVIEW.ReviewEast African medical journal · 2014Gichangi P
• Decellularization of the human urethra for tissue engineering applications.Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2023Kuniakova M, Klein M, Galfiova P et al.DOI: 10.1177/15353702231162092
• The "Fragile" Urethra as a Predictor of Early Artificial Urinary Sphincter Erosion.Urology · 2022Mann RA, Kasabwala K, Buckley JC et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2022.06.023
• Demographic features of female urethra length.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2018Pomian A, Majkusiak W, Kociszewski J et al.DOI: 10.1002/nau.23509
• Duplication of urethra--case report and review of literature.ReviewEuropean journal of pediatric surgery : official journal of Austrian Association of Pediatric Surgery ... [et al] = Zeitschrift fur Kinderchirurgie · 1997Elmassalme FN, Zuberi MS, Matbuli RM et al.DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1071182

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Wikidata facts

Image

Female and Male Urethra.jpg

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