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Which statement about the location of the urinary bladder is correct?
Which statement about the location of the urinary bladder is correct?
- As the bladder fills, it descends from the greater pelvis towards the umbilicus. (correct)
- In adults, the superior surface is level with the inferior margin of the pubic symphysis.
- In adults, it is located in the greater pelvis, anterior to the pubic bone.
- In infants and young children, it is located entirely in the lesser pelvis.
What is the shape of the empty urinary bladder?
What is the shape of the empty urinary bladder?
- Cylindrical
- Pyramidal (correct)
- Spherical
- Conical
Which of the following is NOT a function of the urinary bladder?
Which of the following is NOT a function of the urinary bladder?
- Varying in size, shape, position, and relations
- Responding to its content and the state of neighboring viscera
- Concentrating urine (correct)
- Temporarily storing urine
Which statement about the relations of the urinary bladder is correct?
Which statement about the relations of the urinary bladder is correct?
At what age does the urinary bladder enter the lesser pelvis?
At what age does the urinary bladder enter the lesser pelvis?
Which statement about the variation in the urinary bladder is correct?
Which statement about the variation in the urinary bladder is correct?
Which of the following structures is NOT directly related to the urinary bladder in males?
Which of the following structures is NOT directly related to the urinary bladder in males?
What is the primary function of the detrusor muscle in the urinary bladder?
What is the primary function of the detrusor muscle in the urinary bladder?
In females, which structure is located between the urinary bladder and the rectum?
In females, which structure is located between the urinary bladder and the rectum?
Which of the following statements about the urinary bladder is FALSE?
Which of the following statements about the urinary bladder is FALSE?
What is the function of the trigone in the interior of the urinary bladder?
What is the function of the trigone in the interior of the urinary bladder?
What is the location of the lacuna magna (sinus of Guerin)?
What is the location of the lacuna magna (sinus of Guerin)?
Which of the following structures directly borders the inferolateral surfaces of the urinary bladder in both males and females?
Which of the following structures directly borders the inferolateral surfaces of the urinary bladder in both males and females?
What type of tissue makes up the female urethra?
What type of tissue makes up the female urethra?
Where does the female urethra begin?
Where does the female urethra begin?
Which structures open into the female urethra?
Which structures open into the female urethra?
What is the relation of the external urethral orifice to the pubic symphysis?
What is the relation of the external urethral orifice to the pubic symphysis?
Which artery primarily supplies the base of the bladder and the trigone region?
Which artery primarily supplies the base of the bladder and the trigone region?
In females, which arteries replace the function of the inferior vesical artery in supplying blood to the bladder?
In females, which arteries replace the function of the inferior vesical artery in supplying blood to the bladder?
What is the primary venous drainage pathway for the bladder?
What is the primary venous drainage pathway for the bladder?
Which of the following statements about the lymphatic drainage of the bladder is correct?
Which of the following statements about the lymphatic drainage of the bladder is correct?
Which nerve plexus is responsible for the motor innervation of the detrusor muscle and inhibitory innervation of the sphincter vesicae?
Which nerve plexus is responsible for the motor innervation of the detrusor muscle and inhibitory innervation of the sphincter vesicae?
Which part of the male urethra is the widest and most dilatable?
Which part of the male urethra is the widest and most dilatable?
Which of the following statements about the internal sphincter of the bladder is correct?
Which of the following statements about the internal sphincter of the bladder is correct?
Which of the following arteries supply the male urethra?
Which of the following arteries supply the male urethra?
Which of the following statements about the venous drainage of the male urethra is correct?
Which of the following statements about the venous drainage of the male urethra is correct?
Which of the following statements about the lymphatic drainage of the male urethra is correct?
Which of the following statements about the lymphatic drainage of the male urethra is correct?
Which of the following statements about the nerve supply to the urethra is correct?
Which of the following statements about the nerve supply to the urethra is correct?
Which of the following statements about the arterial supply to the female urethra is correct?
Which of the following statements about the arterial supply to the female urethra is correct?
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