Question

1. Why are females more likely to contract bladder infections than males?

2. Upon drinking many beers at a party, one needs to urinate frequently. The next morning you have symptoms of dehydration - your mouth feels dry and you have a headache. Based on your knowledge of the urinary system, what hormone normally regulate the amount of water in the urine, and how did the alcohol interfere with this hormone’s function?

Answer 1

1. The females are more prone than males to bladder infections, as the bacteria can reach the bladder more easy in females. The urethra in women is shorter than in men, so the bacteria have only shorter distance to travel.

2. The Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) normally regulates the amount of water in urine. The alcohol can interfere with ADH hormone and affects the blood sugar levels , which makes the urinary bladder to urge for the voidal of urine from the body.