The BladderBy Harry Russell

& Ryan ClahanDiagram of Female Bladder

Diagram of Male Bladder

Introduction

Facts, Facts, Facts

Quiz

Answers to Quiz

Introduction

The Bladder is the organ that collects urine

produced by the kidneys. In males, the base of the bladder sits between the Rectum and the Pubic. In

females, the bladder belongs near the Uterus

and the Vagina.

Diagram of the Male

Bladder

Diagram of the Female Bladder

Facts, facts, factsThe detrusor muscle is a

layer on the bladderThe bladder in children

can hold 300-350 ml of urine and an adults holds 500 ml

The desire to urinate usually starts when the bladder reaches around 25%

Some say a urinary bladder can hold 1000 ml

Eventually, the bladder will fill to the point where the urge to urinate becomes overwhelming, and the subject will no longer be able to ignore

Since the urinary bladder has a transitional epithelium, it does not produce mucus

QuizHow many ml can

the adult bladder hold?

Some say a urinary bladder can hold… ml?

True or false?The bladder collects

urine from the liver.

Answers…..1: 500 ml2: 1000 ml3: False= kidneys

Thank you for watching

By Harry Russell and Ryan Clahan