The female urethra is the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body.
Understanding the Female Urinary System
The urinary system, responsible for removing waste from the blood, consists of several key parts:
- Kidneys: These filter waste and fluids from the blood, producing urine.
- Ureters: Two narrow tubes that transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
- Bladder: A hollow organ that stores urine until it's released.
- Urethra: The tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body. This is the part of the urinary system specifically responsible for urination. In females, the urethra is significantly shorter than in males.
Multiple sources confirm this: the Cleveland Clinic (https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/23002-urethra), Mayo Clinic (https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/urinary-tract-infection/symptoms-causes/syc-20353447), and the National Institute on Aging (https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/bladder-health-and-incontinence/urinary-incontinence-older-adults) all identify the urethra as the tube through which urine exits the body. The Urology Care Foundation (https://www.urologyhealth.org/urology-a-z/u/urinary-incontinence) also emphasizes the urethra's role in the urinary tract system. Healthline provides a more detailed anatomical explanation of the female urethra (https://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/female-urethra). Johns Hopkins Medicine details the entire urinary system, including the urethra's function (https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/anatomy-of-the-urinary-system).
Therefore, the answer to the question is the urethra.
