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In males urethra is ____ in length

Option: 1

20 mm 

 


Option: 2

20 cm

 


Option: 3

4 cm 

 


Option: 4

4 mm


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Urethra -

  • It is a canal-like structure which extends from the neck of the bladder and leads to the exterior.
  • It is shorter in females and carries only urine. It opens by the urethral aperture in front of the genital aperture.
  • In males, it is longer and opens at the tip of external genitalia by the urinogenital aperture. It carries both urine and sperm.
  • In males, the urethra is 15-20 cm long while in females the urethra is about 4 cm long
     

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In males, the urethra is 15-20 cm long while in females urethra is about 4 cm long. Hence, the correct option is 4 cm 

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Sanket Gandhi

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