Synonyms Medical: Vesica urinaria bladder, urinary cystitis, cystitis, cystitis The bladder is located in the pelvis. At the upper end, also called the apex vesicae, and at the back it is located in the immediate vicinity of the abdominal cavity with the intestines, from which it is separated only by the thin peritoneum. In women, … Bladder
Cystitis Urinary bladder inflammation, also called cystitis, is a problem that women in particular know. Symptoms are more frequent urge to urinate and pain or burning sensation when urinating. These occur because the bladder wall is inflamed and therefore reacts particularly sensitively to even small filling quantities. The inflammation is classically triggered by the body’s … Cystitis | Bladder
Urinary bladder burst The myth that the urinary bladder could burst if urine is kept in for too long is still persistent. Before this happens, it literally overflows. The bladder has strain sensors that are irritated from a filling level of about 250 – 500 ml and give the brain the urge to urinate. If … Urinary bladder burst | Bladder
Synonyms Medical: Vesica urinaria ultrasound examination, bladder, urinary cystitis, cystitis Introduction An ultrasound probe with 3.5-5 MHz is used for ultrasound examination of the bladder. The thickness of the bladder wall should not exceed 6-8 mm during the ultrasound examination. The length, width and thickness of the bladder are determined in ultrasound. Below is a … Ultrasound of the urinary bladder
Synonyms in a broader sense Medical: ureter, vesica urinaria English: bladder, ureter Renal pelvis Ureter Urethra Urinary tract The draining urinary tract includes renal pelvis (pelvis renalis) and ureter (ureter), which are lined by specialized tissue called urothelium. Anatomy 1. renal pelvis It develops from the confluence of 8-12 renal calices (Calices renales), which surround … Conducting urinary tract
Synonyms Latin: Urethra Anatomy The position and course of the urethra differ considerably between men and women. Both have in common that it is a connecting piece between the bladder (vesica urinaria) and the external urinary opening at the genitals. It is covered by a special mucous membrane of the urinary tract, which also lines … Urethra
Blood supply The urethra is supplied with arterial blood from branches of the deep pelvic artery (Arteria iliaca interna). This large artery divides into the arteria pudenda in the small pelvis. This, in turn, has many finer end branches, one of which is the so-called urethral artery (Arteria urethralis), which ultimately moves to the urethra. … Blood supply | Urethra
