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Urinary bladder

Vesica urinaria

Stores urine and expels it.

System
urinary
Region
Tail
Sides
Single, on the midline
Urinary bladder (Vesica urinaria) of the pig: a three-quarter view of the urinary.

Where it runs from and to

What this structure is anchored to at each end, and what that lets it do.

Origin
Floor of the caudal abdomen when full, and within the pelvis when empty.
Action
Stores urine and expels it.
Nerve
Pelvic nerve for emptying, hypogastric for filling, pudendal for the external sphincter.

Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the pig; the books it was checked against are listed below.

Terminology

English
Urinary bladder
Latin (NAV)
Vesica urinaria
Status
A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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