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Urinary Bladder - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 10:10, 22 August 2008
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** When full and distended the folds dissapear and the wall appears thinner
** When full and distended the folds dissapear and the wall appears thinner
*** It then becomes intraperitioneal in the larger species
*** It then becomes intraperitioneal in the larger species
* The paired uteric folds are visible even when the bladder is full.
* The paired '''uteric folds''' are visible even when the bladder is full.
** They extend from the ureteral opening to the neck of the bladder
** They extend from the ureteral opening to the neck of the bladder
** Here they merge
** Here they merge
** Forms the urethral crest - continues into the urethra
** Forms the urethral crest - continues into the urethra
** The triangular space they form is called the trigone and is of differant embryological origin to the rest of the wall.
===Muscles of the Bladder===
===Muscles of the Bladder===