Kidney And Bladder Urethra. In women the urethra is about 1 inches 4 centimeters long ending at the vulva the area of the external female genital organs. The kidneys also help control the body s chemical balance.
The kidneys filter the blood and help remove wastes and extra fluid from the body. The urethra is a tube that drains urine from the bladder out of the body. However the urinary system develops ahead of the reproductive system.
Like an infection of the bladder or urethra a kidney infection is a type of uti.
The kidneys filter the blood and help remove wastes and extra fluid from the body. In this article we will look at the embryology of the urinary system and its clinical correlations. It collects and stores urine from the kidneys before the urine is eliminated through urination. A region of intermediate mesoderm known as the urogenital ridge gives rise to these structures.