Biomaterial Database

Anatomy and embryology of the lower urinary tract. 1989

J O DeLancey

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.

The anatomy of the lower urinary tract and the structures that surround it play an important role in our understanding of the urinary continence mechanism. This article discusses the functional anatomy of this region as it relates to gynecologic urology.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D001743	Urinary Bladder	A musculomembranous sac along the URINARY TRACT. URINE flows from the KIDNEYS into the bladder via the ureters (URETER), and is held there until URINATION.	Bladder,Bladder Detrusor Muscle,Detrusor Urinae,Bladder Detrusor Muscles,Bladder, Urinary,Detrusor Muscle, Bladder,Detrusor Muscles, Bladder
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014521	Urethra	A tube that transports URINE from the URINARY BLADDER to the outside of the body in both the sexes. It also has a reproductive function in the male by providing a passage for SPERM.	External Urethral Sphincter,External Urinary Sphincter,Internal Urethral Sphincter,Internal Urinary Sphincter,Internal Vesical Sphincter,Urethral Sphincters,External Urethral Sphincters,External Urinary Sphincters,Internal Urethral Sphincters,Internal Urinary Sphincters,Internal Vesical Sphincters,Sphincter, External Urethral,Sphincter, External Urinary,Sphincter, Internal Urethral,Sphincter, Internal Urinary,Sphincter, Internal Vesical,Sphincter, Urethral,Urethral Sphincter,Urethral Sphincter, External,Urethras,Urinary Sphincter, External,Urinary Sphincter, Internal,Vesical Sphincter, Internal
D014551	Urinary Tract	The duct which coveys URINE from the pelvis of the KIDNEY through the URETERS, BLADDER, and URETHRA.	Tract, Urinary,Tracts, Urinary,Urinary Tracts
D014553	Urinary Tract Physiological Phenomena	Properties, functions, and processes of the URINARY TRACT as a whole or of any of its parts.	Urinary Tract Physiological Processes,Urinary Tract Physiology,Physiology, Urinary Tract,Urinary Physiological Concepts,Urinary Physiology,Urinary Physiology Concepts,Urinary Physiology Phenomena,Urinary Physiology Phenomenon,Urinary Tract Physiological Phenomenon,Urinary Tract Physiological Process,Concept, Urinary Physiological,Concept, Urinary Physiology,Concepts, Urinary Physiological,Concepts, Urinary Physiology,Phenomena, Urinary Physiology,Phenomenon, Urinary Physiology,Physiological Concept, Urinary,Physiology Concept, Urinary,Physiology Concepts, Urinary,Physiology, Urinary,Tract Physiology, Urinary,Urinary Physiological Concept,Urinary Physiology Concept