Urinary Bladder
• Anatomy
• MBBS / PG Anatomy
Applied Anatomy of Urinary
Bladder
Introduction
• Hollow muscular organ
• Stores urine temporarily
• Located in pelvic cavity
Situation & Shape
• Behind pubic symphysis
• Empty: Tetrahedral
• Distended: Ovoid
Capacity
• Adult capacity: 300–500 ml
• Urge to void: 150–200 ml
Parts of Bladder
• Apex
• Body
• Base (Fundus)
• Neck
Trigone
• Smooth triangular area
• Two ureteric orifices
• One urethral orifice
Blood Supply
• Superior vesical artery
• Inferior vesical artery
• From internal iliac artery
Nerve Supply
• Parasympathetic: S2–S4
• Sympathetic: T11–L2
• Somatic: Pudendal nerve
Applied Anatomy
• Cystitis
• Urinary retention
• Neurogenic bladder
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