LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 27, Problem 2DCR
Males who suffer from either benign prostatic hypertrophy (noncancerous prostate gland enlargement) or prostate cancer often have problems with urination. Based upon your knowledge of the male urethra, hypothesize why these urination problems occur.
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