| Bladder | |
|---|---|
 1. Human urinary system: 2. Kidney, 3. Renal pelvis, 4. Ureter, 5. Bladder, 6. Urethra. (Left side with frontal section) 7. Adrenal gland Vessels: 8. Renal artery and vein, 9. Inferior vena cava, 10. Abdominal aorta, 11. Common iliac artery and vein With transparency: 12. Liver, 13. Large intestine, 14. Pelvis | |
| Details | |
| Precursor | Urogenital sinus |
| System | Urinary system |
| Artery | Superior vesical artery inferior vesical artery umbilical artery vaginal artery, internal pudendal artery, deep external pudendal artery |
| Vein | Vesical venous plexus |
| Nerve | Vesical nervous plexus, pudendal nerve |
| Lymph | Preaortic lymph nodes |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | vesica urinaria |
| MeSH | D001743 |
| TA98 | A08.3.01.001 |
| TA2 | 3401 |
| FMA | 15900 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The bladder is a hollow organ in humans and other vertebrates that stores urine from the kidneys. In placental mammals, urine enters the bladder via the ureters and exits via the urethra during urination.[1][2] In humans, the bladder is a distensible organ that sits on the pelvic floor. The typical adult human bladder will hold between 300 and 500 ml (10 and 17 fl oz) before the urge to empty occurs, but can hold considerably more.[3][4]
The Latin phrase for "urinary bladder" is vesica urinaria, and the term vesical or prefix vesico- appear in connection with associated structures such as vesical veins. The modern Latin word for "bladder" – cystis – appears in associated terms such as cystitis (inflammation of the bladder).
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