ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

URINARY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the name of an expandable, hollow organ that acts as a temporary reservoir for urine?
A
renal cortex
B
renal medulla
C
urinary bladder
D
hilum
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The bladder is a subperitoneal, hollow muscular organ that acts as a reservoir for urine. The bladder is located in the lesser pelvis when empty and extends into the abdominal cavity when full.

Detailed explanation-2: -The urinary bladder is a temporary storage reservoir for urine. It is located in the pelvic cavity, posterior to the symphysis pubis, and below the parietal peritoneum.

Detailed explanation-3: -The urinary bladder is a temporary storage reservoir for urine. The urethra is the final passageway for the flow of urine.

Detailed explanation-4: -The kidneys are the part of the urinary tract that makes urine (pee). Urine has salts, toxins, and water that need to be filtered out of the blood. After the kidneys make urine, it leaves the body using the rest of the urinary tract as a pathway.

Detailed explanation-5: -The trigone (a.k.a. vesical trigone) is a smooth triangular region of the internal urinary bladder formed by the two ureteric orifices and the internal urethral orifice.

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