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What is bladder wall thickening?
Bladder wall thickening is exactly what it sounds like. The wall of your bladder is thickening if you have bladder wall thickening.
What muscle lines the bladder wall?
The main muscle in the bladder is called the Detrusor muscle (which is a smooth muscle). it is circular.
What does thickening of the bladder mean?
The wall of the urinary bladder should not be > 3 mm thick when distended and not > 5 mm thick when decompressed. The thickened wall could be due to the edema (swelling) of the wall which can happen due to the inflammation(cystitis) or the thickening could be due to the deposition of urinary sediments on the walls of the bladder. These are the 2 commonest causes. Bladder cancer is another cause. Generally if you are diagnosed with thickening of the bladder you will be sent to a urologist and have a cystoscopy performed.
Which condition occurs when the detrusor muscle in the wall of the bladder is too active?
Overactive bladder
What cells are found in the walls of the bladder?
Epithelial cells are the most common cells of the bladder wall.
What is The surgical fixation of the bladder to abdominal wall?
Hepatoplasty?
Suture of the bladder is called?
Cystorrhexis is the medical term meaning suture of the bladder.
Why does the bladder need to be a muscular sac?
The bladder needs to be a muscular sac to store and effectively expel urine. The muscles in the bladder wall contract to push urine out of the body during urination, and they also relax to allow the bladder to stretch as it fills with urine.
Why does the bladder need a muscular sac?
The urinary bladder is a muscular organ for storing urine. The urinary bladder wall is stretchable to accommodate varying volumes of urine.
Contains the detrussor muscle for urine release?
The Bladder Wall
Descibe the wall of the urinary bladder of fetal pig?
The wall of the urinary bladder of a fetal pig is a sack like organ located by the umbilical cord. When relaxed the walls appear to be folded.
What is the area of posterior bladder wall free of rugae?
The area of the posterior bladder wall that is free of rugae is called the trigone. The trigone is a smooth triangular region in the bladder formed by the two ureteral orifices and the internal urethral orifice. It is a common site for bladder cancer to develop due to its smooth nature.
