The document summarizes the process of micturition, or urination. Micturition involves two main steps - the filling of the urinary bladder until tension reaches a threshold level, and then the emptying of the bladder through the micturition reflex or conscious decision. During emptying, the detrusor muscle in the bladder contracts while internal and external urethral sphincters relax, allowing urine to exit the body. The micturition reflex is controlled by the spinal cord, brain stem and cerebral cortex, and can be inhibited or initiated by higher brain centers.