3.1 Physiological Anatomy of the Bladder
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- What is micturition?
- What triggers the micturition reflex?
- What happens if the micturition reflex fails?
- How can the micturition reflex be influenced?
- What are the two main parts of the urinary bladder?
- What is the function of the bladder neck?
- What is the detrusor muscle?
- How does the detrusor muscle contribute to bladder emptying?
- What pressure can the detrusor muscle generate?
- What is the trigone in the bladder?
- Where do the ureters enter the bladder?
- What distinguishes the mucosa of the trigone?
- How long is the bladder neck?
- What is the internal sphincter?
- What keeps the bladder neck empty of urine?
- What type of muscle is the external sphincter?
- How does the external sphincter differ from the bladder muscles?
- What is the principal nerve supply of the bladder?
- What do sensory fibers in the pelvic nerves detect?
- What type of fibers are transmitted through the pelvic nerves?
- What type of fibers innervate the detrusor muscle?
- What is the role of the pudendal nerve?
- What does sympathetic innervation primarily stimulate?
- How do sensory fibers in sympathetic nerves contribute to bladder function?