The Process of Micturition - Renal Flash Cards - Anatomy & Physiology

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Question	Answer	Link
What is micturition?	Micturition is the normal process of the passive storage and active voiding of urine.	Link
What kind of receptors to stretch are found in the trigone?	Alpha	Link
Where in the brain does the coordination of the reflex occur?	The pons	Link
In the storage phase which structures are contracted and which are relaxed?	The detrusor muscle is relaxed The internal and external sphincters are contracted	Link
At what point does the micturition end?	When the bladder is empty	Link