Urinary Continence Is Maintained When Which of the Following Is

question 5

Multiple Choice

Urinary continence is maintained when which of the following is true?

• A) Sphincteric pressure around the anus exceeds that of the contracting detrusor muscle of the bladder and intraabdominal pressure
• B) Sphincteric and detrusor muscle pressure around the urethra exceed intraabdominal pressure
• C) Sphincteric pressure around the urethra exceeds that of the contracting detrusor muscle of the bladder and intraabdominal pressure
• D) Sphincteric pressure around the urethra is less than that of the contracting detrusor muscle of the bladder and intraabdominal pressure

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Definitions:

Transition State

A high-energy configuration through which reactants must pass to become products during a chemical reaction, representing the highest energy point of the reaction pathway.

Free Radical Chlorination

A chemical reaction where chlorine atoms initiate a chain reaction to form highly reactive free radicals, typically resulting in the halogenation of hydrocarbons.

Stability

The resistance of a chemical substance to decomposition or chemical change.

Primary Alkyl Halides

Organic compounds where a halogen atom is directly bonded to a primary carbon, which is attached to only one other carbon.