How do we have any control over not peeing while we sleep?

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How do we have any control over not peeing while we sleep?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Just want to add something here. There are clumps of neurons in your spinal cord (in lower back) that tell your bladder (more like urethra) to hold the pee in. These neurons are always active no matter if you are asleep or not. When you actually want to pee, you need to consciously command another clump of neurons to open up the urethra. So when you are sleeping, the “do not pee” neurons are always active and prevent you from peeing your bed.