The urinary system helps maintain the volume and chemical composition of fluids in the body. One of the main organs in the system are the kidneys, which filter waste products out of the body through ...

The function of the lower urinary tract — to store and periodically eliminate urine — seems simple, but its neuronal control is complex and not fully understood, and dysfunction is common. Functional ...

The genitourinary system, also called the “urogenital system,” consists of the urinary and reproductive systems. The genitourinary system refers to the urinary and reproductive systems. In people ...

In a severe traumatic pelvic fracture, the sheering forces of the trauma or pieces of the broken pelvic bones can lacerate or tear the urinary system. This type of trauma can range in its severity and ...