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Urinary bladder - Digestive system - Peritoneal cavity - e-Anatomy
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Urinary bladder

Vesica urinaria

Definition

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The urinary bladder is a musculomembranous sac which acts as a reservoir for the urine; and as its size, position, and relations vary according to the amount of fluid it contains.

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  • Urinary bladder - MRI hip - Axial T1 - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - MRI hip - Axial PD FS - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - MRI hip - Coronal T1 - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - MRI hip - Coronal PD FS - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - MRI hip - Sagittal T1 - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - MRI male pelvis - Axial - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - MRI male pelvis - Sagittal - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - MRI male pelvis - Coronal - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Autonomic nervous system - Olfactory nerve [I] - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - FDG-PET/CT whole body - Pelvis - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - MRI female pelvis - Axial - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - MRI female pelvis - Sagittal - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - MRI female pelvis - Coronal - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - CT lumbar spine - Axial - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - CT lumbar spine - Sagittal - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - CT lumbar spine - Coronal - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Radiography chest abdomen pelvis - Abdominal X-ray (AXR) - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - CT axial male abdomen and pelvis - Axial - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - CT peritoneal cavity - Transverse - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - CT peritoneal cavity - Coronal - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - CT peritoneal cavity - Sagittal - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - CT body (lymph nodes) - Abdomen / Pelvis - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Male pelvis - General Anatomy - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Male pelvis - General Anatomy - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Male pelvis - General Anatomy - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Male pelvis - General Anatomy - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Male pelvis - General Anatomy - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Male pelvis - Urinary bladder and urethra - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Male pelvis - Urinary bladder and urethra - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Male pelvis - Urinary bladder and urethra - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Male pelvis - Urinary bladder and urethra - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Male pelvis - Prostate - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Male pelvis - Prostate - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Male pelvis - Vasculature of pelvis - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Pelvic cavity - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Pelvic cavity - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Pelvic cavity - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Pelvic cavity - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Pelvic cavity - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Pelvic cavity - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Urinary bladder - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Urinary bladder - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Urinary bladder - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Urinary bladder - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Urinary bladder - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Urinary bladder - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Urinary bladder - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Urinary bladder - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Urinary bladder - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Urinary bladder - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Urinary bladder - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Urinary bladder - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Female genital system - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Vasculature of pelvis - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Pelvic lymph nodes - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Pelvic lymph nodes - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Pelvic lymph nodes - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Pelvic lymph nodes - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Pelvic lymph nodes - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Pelvic lymph nodes - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Nerve supply of pelvis - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female pelvis - Nerve supply of pelvis - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - MRI hip - Sagittal PD FS - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female abdomen-pelvis CT - Axial - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female abdomen-pelvis CT - Sagittal - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female abdomen-pelvis CT - Coronal - e-Anatomy
  • Urinary bladder - Female abdomen-pelvis CT - VR - 3D - e-Anatomy
Urinary bladder - Digestive system - Peritoneal cavity - e-Anatomy
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Anatomical hierarchy

Human anatomy 2

  1. Human body >
  2. Visceral systems >
  3. Urinary system >
  4. Urinary bladder

Underlying structures:

  • Apex of bladder
  • Body of bladder
  • Fundus of bladder
  • Neck of bladder
  • Uvula of bladder
  • Serosa of bladder
  • Subserosa of bladder
  • Muscular layer of bladder
  • Submucosa of bladder
  • Mucosa of bladder

Human anatomy 1

  1. Systemic anatomy >
  2. Urinary system >
  3. Urinary bladder

Underlying structures:

  • Apex of bladder
  • Body of bladder
  • Fundus of bladder
  • Neck of bladder
  • Uvula of bladder
  • Median umbilical ligament
  • Serosa; Serous coat
  • Subserosa; Subserous layer
  • Muscular layer; Muscular coat
  • Submucosa
  • Mucosa; Mucous membrane
Comparative anatomy in animals
  • Urinary bladder
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