Submitted by Kaz3girl4 t3_10nrq1z in explainlikeimfive
tsme-esr t1_j6bf1lh wrote
Because the cross-section of the urethra is different.
Women don't have a penis, so it's ok if the pee kinda sprays instead of forming a stream. The cross section of a woman's urethra is mostly smooth, relatively simple.
To facilitate the formation of a stream for a man's urine, the cross section of the urethra is somewhat "rifled". The urethra being like that, makes the flow of urine more like an organized stream, to mostly avoid unwanted spraying.
There's probably some anatomy textbook out there with better diagrams or images, but I found this https://vmicro.iusm.iu.edu/hs_vm/docs/lab11_6.htm
Kaz3girl4 OP t1_j6bfkmf wrote
Oh that's cool, thank you!
crazyhadron t1_j6chp5x wrote
So, it's like a gun, huh? Neat.
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