Q: The short length of what in women is the best explanation for the greater incidence of uti in women?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Female Urethra The external urethral orifice is embedded in the anterior vaginal wall inferior to the clitoris, superior to the vaginal opening (introitus), and medial to the labia minora. Its short length, about 4 cm, is less of a barrier to fecal bacteria than the longer male urethra and the best explanation for the greater incidence of UTI in women. Voluntary control of the external urethral sphincter is a function of the pudendal nerve. It arises in the sacral region of the spinal cord, traveling via the S2–S4 nerves of the sacral plexus.

 Choices:

- vagina

- fallopian tube

- uterus

- urethra


A:
urethra