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Urinary System
Urine Transport, Storage, and Elimination
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Urinary Bladder

The urinary bladder

The urinary bladder

The urinary bladder is composed of several layers of tissue that facilitate urine storage and expulsion. The associated structures of the urinary and male reproductive tract are labelled. 

This is an illustration of the urinary bladder. It shows how the urinary bladder is composed of several layers of tissue that facilitate urine storage and expulsion. The associated structures of the urinary and male reproductive tract are labelled. These are the ureter, peritoneum, detrusor muscle, submucosa, mucosa, fibrous connective tissue, internal urethral orifice, external urethral orifice, rugae, ureteral opening, trigone, and the prostate gland.

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