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* The '''trigone''' of the bladder gets its name as it looks like a triangle without a base.
 
* The '''trigone''' of the bladder gets its name as it looks like a triangle without a base.
 
** It is of clinical importance and is formed by the paired uteric folds
 
** It is of clinical importance and is formed by the paired uteric folds
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** These form by the orifice of the ureters
 
** It is visible even when the bladder is full
 
** It is visible even when the bladder is full
 
** The folds extend from the urethral opening to the neck of the bladder
 
** The folds extend from the urethral opening to the neck of the bladder
** Where they merge
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** Where they merge to form the urethral crest
** It is of differant embryological origin to the rest of tissue.  More details can be found [[Developmental Anatomy of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract - Anatomy & Physiology#The Bladder|here]]
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** It is believed to have increased sensitivty and is of differant embryological origin to the rest of tissue.  More details can be found [[Developmental Anatomy of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract - Anatomy & Physiology#The Bladder|here]]
    
==Muscles of the Bladder==
 
==Muscles of the Bladder==
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