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Urination - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Micturition (Urination) ; Micturition is the process by which urine is expelled from the bladder. ... When the walls of the bladder contract, nerve receptors are stimulated, and the urination reflex is triggered. The urination reflex causes the internal urethral sphincter to open and the external urethral sphincter to relax.
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•Sacral reflex. •Cerebral control. •Introduction. Pelvic n. Sacral Micturition Center. Pudendal n. / INTRODUCTION The micturition cycle occurs in two phases ...
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Micturition reflex. Discussion about Micturition reflex. Ecyclopedia or dictionary article about Micturition reflex. ... The micturition reflex is activated when the urinary bladder wall is stretched; it results in micturition, which is the elimination of urine from the bladder. This reflex occurs in the spinal...
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A simplified picture would be that as the bladder fills, sensory receptors in the bladder wall trigger the micturition reflex - a simultaneous contraction ...
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