Letter U

Urethra

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The transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body.

In males, the urethra travels through the penis, and carries semen as well as urine.

In females, the urethra is shorter than in the male and emerges above the vaginal opening, as indicated here: </P> NTER><IMG height=355 alt='Uterus illustration - Urethra' src='http://images.medicinenet.com/images/illustrations/female_structures.jpg' width=393></CENTER>

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