PHYSIOLOGY- 2 MARKS- PART 6:

MICTURITION REFLEX:

  • Elimination of toxic and waste products from the body is called excretion.
  • Micturition is the mode of excretion of urine from the body.  when the urinary bladder is full and starts to stretch.
  • The receptors of the urinary bladder send a signal to the CNS, in response to this CNS sends a signal that stimulates the contraction of the urinary bladder.
  • Through the urinary opening at urethra, we excrete urine.
  • This is called micturition and the neural mechanism is called the micturition reflex.

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