(bladder) The distensible sac-like organ that functions as a reservoir of urine, collecting from the kidneys and eliminating via the urethra.

(bladder) The organ that stores urine.

A musculomembranous sac along the URINARY TRACT. URINE flows from the KIDNEYS into the bladder via the ureters (URETER), and is held there until URINATION.

Musculomembranous sac in the anterior of the pelvic cavity that serves as a reservoir for urine, which it receives through the ureters and discharges through the urethra.

Organ with organ cavity which is continuous proximally with the right and left ureters and distally with the urethra. Examples: There is only one urinary bladder.

Organ with organ cavity, each instance of which is proximally continuous_with some right ureter and left ureter; distally continuous_with some urethra. Examples: There is only one urinary bladder.

The bladder is an expandable, muscular sac. Urine accumulates in the bladder as it arrives from the ureters. The bladder gradually increases in size to accommodate an increasing volume of urine. When the bladder is full, nerve signals are sent to the brain to convey the need to urinate. When a person urinates, the urinary sphincter,...

The anatomy of the bladder forms an extraperitoneal muscular urine reservoir that lies behind the pubic symphysis in the pelvis. A normal bladder functions through a complex coordination of musculoskeletal, neurologic, and psychological functions that allow filling and emptying of the bladder contents.

Urinary bladder, in most vertebrates, except birds, organ for the temporary storage of urine from the kidneys, connected to the kidneys by means of tubular structures called ureters. A urinary bladder is present in fish as an expansible part of the urinary duct, in amphibians and...