2,232
edits
Changes
Urinary Bladder - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 11:29, 6 September 2008
, 11:29, 6 September 2008→Blood Supply, Innervation and Lymphatic Drainage
==Blood Supply, Innervation and Lymphatic Drainage==
==Blood Supply, Innervation and Lymphatic Drainage==
'''Blood Supply''' - Caudal vesicular artery
'''Blood Supply'''
The bladder is supplied by cranial and a caudal vesical arteries.
=====Cranial Vesicular Artery====
* Branch of the umbilical artery
* Often not present in the dog thanks to a great reduction of the umbilical artery after birth
* In cattle it is weak
* In pigs and horses it is relatively strong
=====Caudal Vesicular Artery=====
* Branch of the vaginal or prostatic artery.
* Main supply to the bladder
'''Lymphatic Drainage''' - Iliosacral lymph nodes
'''Lymphatic Drainage''' - Iliosacral lymph nodes