Female urethra
Urethra feminina
UrinaryOrgansPelvis
Shown on the female body.
- What it is
- Short tube running down and forward from the bladder neck behind the pubic symphysis, embedded in the front wall of the vagina, to the external urethral orifice in the vestibule between the clitoris and the vaginal opening.
- Function
- Carries urine out of the bladder; the external urethral sphincter surrounds its middle third.
- Size
- About 4 cm long and 6 mm wide.
- Clinical note
- Its shortness is the main reason bladder infections are far commoner in women than in men.