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  2. Bladder - Wikipedia

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    Unlike the urinary bladder of vertebrates, the urinary bladder of crustaceans both stores and modifies urine. [50] The bladder consists of two sets of lateral and central lobes. The central lobes sit near the digestive organs and the lateral lobes extend along the front and sides of the crustacean's body cavity. [50]

  3. Superior vesical artery - Wikipedia

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    The arterial supply to the bladder is crucial for maintaining its viability and proper function, as it ensures oxygen and nutrient delivery to this organ. Dysfunction or compromise of the superior vesical artery can lead to conditions such as bladder ischemia or necrosis, which can have significant clinical implications.

  4. Vesical arteries - Wikipedia

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    They supply the bladder and terminal ureter. The two most prominent are the superior vesical artery and the inferior vesical artery. [1] The superior vesical artery comes off of the internal iliac artery and sometimes the umbilical artery. [2] The inferior vesical artery comes off of the internal iliac artery.

  5. Inferior vesical artery - Wikipedia

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    The inferior vesical artery (or inferior vesical artery) is an artery of the pelvis which arises from the internal iliac artery and supplies parts of the urinary bladder as well as other structures of the urinary system and structures of the male reproductive system.

  6. Vesical - Wikipedia

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    the vesical arteries, which provide the urinary bladder with oxygenated blood Superior vesical artery. Middle vesical artery; Inferior vesical artery; the vesical venous plexus, the network of veins that collects deoxygenated blood from the urinary bladder; the vesical veins, tributaries of the internal iliac veins, which drain the vesical ...

  7. Ureter - Wikipedia

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    It is classically described that there are three sites in the ureter where a kidney stone will commonly become stuck: where the ureter meets the renal pelvis; where the iliac blood vessels cross the ureters; and where the ureters enter the urinary bladder, [9] however a retrospective case study, which is a primary source, of where stones lodged ...

  8. Internal iliac artery - Wikipedia

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    upper urinary bladder and ureters [2] Umbilical artery [2] Artery to vas deferens (male) and Superior vesical artery (usually, but sometimes it branches directly from anterior trunk) medial umbilical ligament [2] Inferior vesical artery (male) [2]-lower urinary bladder and ureters [2] Visceral: Middle rectal artery [2]-lower rectum [2]

  9. Urinary system - Wikipedia

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    The human urinary system, also known as the urinary tract or renal system, consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and the urethra. The purpose of the urinary system is to eliminate waste from the body, regulate blood volume and blood pressure, control levels of electrolytes and metabolites , and regulate blood pH .