Micturition

  • 21Post-micturition convulsion syndrome — Post micturition convulsion syndrome, also colloquially known as piss shivers or pee shivers is a phenomenon in which one feels a shiver running down the spine following urination.cite news url = http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4 225.html… …

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  • 22Syncope, micturition — The temporary loss of consciousness upon urinating. (Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in plain English, fainting). The situations that trigger this reaction are diverse and include having blood drawn, straining while urinating… …

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  • 23Мочеиспускание (Urination, Micturition) — периодическое опорожнение мочевого пузыря, при котором моча выводится через уретру. Растяжение стенки мочевого пузыря мочой приводит к возбуждению рецепторов, которое вызывает активацию парасимпатических нейронов, иннервирующих детрузор (мышцу,… …

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  • 24pontine micturition center — a group of neurons in the dorsolateral pontine tegmentum that project to spinal nuclei and coordinate urethral sphincter relaxation and detrusor contraction to facilitate urination. Called also Barrington nucleus …

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  • 25sacral micturition center — a center in the sacral spinal cord that contributes to control of the bladder and inhibition of tension of the urethral sphincters …

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  • 26urinary reflex — micturition r …

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  • 27urination — micturition; n. the periodic discharge of urine from the bladder through the urethra. It is initiated by voluntary relaxation of the sphincter muscle below the bladder and maintained by reflex contraction of the muscles of the bladder wall …

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  • 28Urination — Manneken Pis, bronze sculpture in Brussels, Belgium Urination, also known as micturition, voiding, peeing, weeing, pissing, and more rarely, emiction, is the ejection of urine from the urinary bladder through the urethra to the outside of the… …

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  • 29renal system — ▪ anatomy Introduction  in humans (human body), organ system that includes the kidneys, where urine is produced, and the ureters, bladder, and urethra for the passage, storage, and voiding of urine.       In many respects the human excretory, or… …

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  • 30Reflex — A reaction that is involuntary. The corneal reflex is the blink that occurs with irritation of the eye. The nasal reflex is a sneeze. * * * 1. An involuntary reaction in response to a stimulus applied to the periphery and transmitted to the… …

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