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Cross-sectional anatomical illustration of the male pelvis showing the urinary bladder, urethra, and surrounding structures. The image labels key parts including the bladder, neck of bladder, prostate, prostatic urethra, bulbospongiosus muscle, and associated muscles, glands, and fascia. The Human Body Detailed anatomical illustration of the human abdominal wall from an anterior view, showing labeled muscles, ligaments, blood vessels, nerves, fascia, and the diaphragm at the top, with the urinary bladder at the bottom. Medical illustration of the male reproductive system in cross-section, showing labeled anatomical structures such as the penis, testis, scrotum, prostate, urethra, seminal vesicle, and associated ducts and glands. Medical illustration of a sagittal section of the human male reproductive system, showing the prostate gland, seminal vesicles, urinary bladder, urethra, rectum, and associated ducts and glands, each labeled for anatomical reference.
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urinary bladder: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - A healthy bladder: a consensus statement. Sep 12, 2026
Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - An in vitro model of the urinary bladder (PDF). Mar 05, 2025
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology - Developing a functional urinary bladder: a neuronal context. Dec 02, 2024
Add new Web site: American Physiological Society - Physiological Reviews - Urinary Bladder Contraction and Relaxation: Physiology and Pathophysiology. Oct 10, 2024
Add new Web site: Thompson Rivers University - Human Biology - Ureters, Urinary bladder, and Urethra. Jul 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Johns Hopkins Medicine - Anatomy of the Urinary System. Jun 04, 2024
Add new Web site: Minnesota State Pressbooks - Histology Atlas for Anatomy and Physiology - Urinary Bladder οΏ½ Tutorial. Mar 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Bladder. Dec 01, 2023
Media added. Nov 29, 2023
Add new Web site: Medicine LibreTexts - Urinary Bladder. Oct 06, 2023
Add new Web site: Teach Me Anatomy - The Urinary Bladder. May 30, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - A healthy bladder: a consensus statement. Mar 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Inner Body - Urinary Bladder. Jan 30, 2023
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Science - Urinary Bladder. May 12, 2011
New illustration added. Jan 14, 2009
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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