The genitourinary system, also known as urogenital, indicates the anatomical unit that is formed by the urinary system, which is common in both sexes, plus the genitalia of each of them, these systems have different functions, however anatomically their relationships are close. They are often considered together because they have a common embryological origin, which is the intermediate mesoderm.
The urinary system is the set of organs that produce and excrete urine, which is considered the main waste fluid in the body, resulting from metabolic processes; The organs that make up this apparatus are: kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder and urethra.
Blood passes through narrow capillaries that come into contact with the nephron, a functional unit of the kidney made up of a series of microscopic tubes into which different substances from the blood pass, once part of it is reabsorbed into the blood and others advance in this system of tubules located within the kidney to cause urine.
Once produced, urine leaves the kidney and is drained through the ureters into the bladder, a structure where it remains stored until it is excreted to the outside when urinating, so it must pass through the urethra.
The urinary system is similar in men and women, however, there are notable differences in its final part between both sexes. The female urethra is short and goes to the urinary meatus, the opening located in the vulva, a structure located in the perineum, the lower part of the pelvis that lies between the thighs. The male urethra is much longer as it is inside the penis.
Reproduction can only be possible if the male fertilizes the female germ cell. The female reproductive system is designed for the reproduction of eggs, nests and nourishes the fetus during its development and the male reproductive system to produce sperm and transport it to the vagina.
The organs of the female reproductive system are: ovaries, uterus, vagina and vulva. The organs of the male reproductive system are: testicles, sperm tracts, prostate and penis.
The ovaries produce female sex hormones or estrogens, the eggs are also inside in an immature phase, after puberty each month during the menstrual cycle the maturation of one or more eggs is stimulated, which will be released from the ovary to reach the uterus passes through the fallopian tube to be fertilized, when this does not occur, menstrual bleeding occurs and then a new cycle begins.
The male genital system consists of the testes where both testosterone, male sex hormone, sperm, epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, and prostate are produced. Semen in its external route runs through the urethra that makes the man this structure is common to both systems.
