Pearson eText Bauman Microbiology with Diseases by Body Systems -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
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ISBN: 9780135891018
Author: ROBERT BAUMAN
Publisher: PEARSON+
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Chapter 14, Problem 5TMW
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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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