In anatomy, the urethra (from Greek οὐρήθρα – ourḗthrā) is a tube that connects the urinary bladder to the urinary meatus for the removal of urine from the body of both females and males. Usually the urethra is wide enough for urine to flow freely through it. In men, the urethra is a long tube inside of the penis.
It also carries semen in men. In males, the urethra starts at the bladder and runs through the prostate glan . This thin tube also has an important role in ejaculation for men.
Find out about risk factors, symptoms, tests . In boys, the urethra starts at the lower portion of the bladder and continues. Symptoms may include a lump in the groin and . Use of a fibrovascular tube in creation of neo- urethra during . A cystoscopy is a procedure to look inside the bladder using a thin camera called a cystoscope. When a person urinates, the pee exits the bladder and goes out of the body through the urethra (yoo-REE-thruh), another tube -like structure.
Testing can include insertion of a urethral catheter, insertion of a viewing tube into the urethra , and imaging tests. Treatment can include measures to open up a. Urine (pee) passes through the urethra.


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