URINARY BLADDER

Question 1

Collapsable muscular sac that stores and expells urine

Answer 1

Urinary Bladder

Question 2

General Location of the Urinary Bladder

Answer 2

• Inferior to the Peritoneal Cavity on the pelvic floor
• Posterior to the Pubic Symphysis

Question 3

Location of Urinary Bladder in Males

Answer 3

Anterior to the Rectum

Question 4

Location of Urinary Bladder in Females

Answer 4

Anterior to Vagina and Uterus

Question 5

Full Bladder can be palpated where

Answer 5

Can be palpated at the Anterior Abdominal Wall superior to the pubic symphysis

Question 6

Give the functions of the following angles of the bladder:
* Posterolateral Angles:
* Anterior Angle:
* Inferior Angle (Neck):

Answer 6

• Posterolateral Angles: Receive Ureters
• Anterior Angle: contains the Urachus – closed remnant of the allantois
• Inferior Angle (Neck): drains into the urethra

Question 7

What structure lies inferior to the bladder and surrounds the urethra in males?

Answer 7

Prostate Gland

Question 8

A triangular region on the posterior wall that contains the openings for the ureters and urethra?

Answer 8

Trigone

Question 9

Area where infections tend to persist

Answer 9

Trigone

Question 10

Blood Supply of the Bladder
* Branch of —

Answer 10

Superior & Inferior Vesical a
* Branch of Internal Iliac a

Question 11

Venous Drainage of the Bladder
* Drains to —

Answer 11

Plexus of the Inferior & Posterior Surface of the Bladder
* Internal Iliac v

Question 12

Nerve Supply of the Bladder
* SNS
* PSNS

Answer 12

Hypogastric Plexus
* SNS: Lower THoracic and Upper Lumbar Splanchnic n.
* PSNS: Pelvic Splanchnic n