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Why is the tube emptying the bladder (the urethra) more likely to be a portal of exit than a portal of entry?

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Urinary bladder is a most important excretory system in the humans and other animals act as an exit port for excreting urine. The bladder acts as a reservoir for urine storage and emptying urine is affected through the urethra. The urethra is an opening orifice pore by which urine excreted through the urogenital tract.

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