are formed when it is empty (irregular surface)

INTERNAL FOLDS
MEMBRANOUS MUSCOLAR hollow organ
are stretched as it fills (flat smooth surface)

what Mucosa is loosely attached to the mucosa is tightly attached (smooth

BUT THE TRIGONE REGION
underlying muscular layers appearance regardless of functional status)

Shape, location and dimensions

depends on functional status

Urine reservoir (250-350ml mean capacity) from 2 ureter sphincter's opening Interureteric crest connect the
function ureters’opening

basics
lymphatics Expandable (up to 2-3L)

thick smooth muscle of bladder's walls

INTERNAL & EXTERNAL ILIAC NODES detrusors muscle
lined by UROTHELIUM: TRANSITIONAL EPITHELIUM

# IN NEWBORNS
EMPTY BLADDER

behind the pubic symphisis so it's an abdominal organ

where
from the non-obliterated
where
SUPERiOR VESCICAL.A
portion of umbilical artery

anterior portion of the true pelvis

arterial
pyramidal/ triangular shape with superior base flattened
directly from the internal iliac artery. INFERIOR VESCICAL .A
features cavity is an horizontal fissure
(uterine artery in women)
thicker walls
obturator artery smaller branches from
blood supply FULL BLADDER
internal pudendal artery

drains into INTERNAL ILIAC VEINS VESCICAL VENOUS PLEXUS venous lean against the anterior abdominal wall
where
dislocated in hypogastrium

rounde/ balloon-shape
UMBILICAL.LIG
features extends vertically posteriorly and inferiorly
median
stretched thinner walls
medial

lateral

ligaments

concave in empty status

Pubovescical in women
DOME/ SUPERIOR SURFACE convex when repleted
oltre che al collo della vescica anche al
attached to posterior surface of pubis bordo superiore della prostata LIGAMENTS OF NECK covered by peritoneum

MEDIAN UBILICAL LIGAMENT REMNANT OF URACHUS

Puboprostatic in men

thickened area of the on the lateral surfaces of the bladder

LATERAL TRUE LIGAMENT OF BLADDER toward the superior aspect of a fibrous remnant of the allantois, a canal that drains the urinary
inserts laterally on the pelvic brim (arcuate lines of pelvis) APEX/ ANTEROSUPERIOR SURFACE the pubic symphisis bladder of the fetus that joins and runs within the umbilical cord

URINARY BLADDER

vesical fascia
Thickening of the extraperitoneal fascia
what
tightly covering the bladder
LEVATOR ANI
structure FUNDUS/ INFEROLATERAL SURFACE btw
OBTURATOR INTERNUS

Apex on the umbilicus Intersection between inferolateral surfaces and base

Base on the pelvic floor borders anteriorly form Surrounds the origin of the urethra

Sides on lateral umbilical ligaments

PUBOURETHRAL/
PREVESCICAL FASCIA
PUBOPROSTATIC LIGAMENT

NECK

The more fixed area due to

peritoneum PUBOVESCICAL LIGAMENT

dome
covers
upper part of inferolateral surface/ fundus

it lifts the suprapubic peritoneum away

from the anterior abdominal wall
full bladder
superior surface and upper portion of
PREVESCICAL/ PUBOVESCICAL POUCH feature
lateral surfaces of the bladder

on superior surface + lateral

PARIETOVESCICAL POUCHES is covered by parietal.per empty bladder
surface of true pelvis
between ureters and urethral openings (trigone)
BASE/ POSTEROINF SURFACE

triangle-shaped

a space btw

VESCICOUTERINE POUCH

SPACE OF RETZIUS/
IS ANTERIOR TO
RETROPUBIC SPACE
prevescical fascia relations
female
transeversalis fascia separated by pubic symphysis anterior
VAGINA
separated to the
bladder by
UTERUS

losse c.t e + adipose tissue, enabling vesical dilation made by

anterior vaginal wall and cervix female

posterior
seminal vesicles, ductus deferens,
male sexual dymorphism
rectovesical space, prostatic fascia, rectum

obturator internus levator ani

lateral
pubic bone
LARGER IN ANTERO-POSTERIOR DIAMETER
anterior vaginal wall and IS ANTERIOR TO
base
cervix in females

RECTUM separeted by RECTOVESCICAL POUCH

where SEMINAL VESCICLES

male

is superior to prostate

SHORTER IN ANTERO-POSTERIOR DIAMETER