loading...| Preferred Name |
urinary bladder |
| Synonyms |
vesica urinaria bladder urocyst vesica |
| Definitions |
distensible musculomembranous organ situated in the anterior part of the pelvic cavity in which urine collects before excretion[MP]. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001255 |
| database_cross_reference |
BTO:0001418 EFO:0000290 FMA:15900 XAO:0000154 EHDAA:9328 EV:0100098 GAID:0000004 EHDAA2:0000174 MESH:A05.810.161 AAO:0000623 OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjMmZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA MIAA:0000122 MA:0000380 galen:UrinaryBladder UMLS:C0005682 NCIT:C12414 VHOG:0000740 CALOHA:TS-1090 MAT:0000122 EMAPA:18321 http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/302512001 |
| definition |
distensible musculomembranous organ situated in the anterior part of the pelvic cavity in which urine collects before excretion[MP]. |
| depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Urinary_system.svg |
| external_definition |
A saccular organ in which urine accumulates before discharge from the body. [Bemis_WE, Functional_Anatomy_of_the_Vertebrates:_An_Evolutionary_Perspective, Glossary_G-29, Grande_L, Liem_KF, Third_Edition_(2001)_Orlando_Fla.:_Harcourt_College_Publishers, Walker_WF][VHOG] Anatomical structure which consists of a membranous sac used to temporarily store urine until it is excreted from the body.[AAO] |
| has_broad_synonym |
bladder |
| has_exact_synonym |
vesica urinaria |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
urocyst vesica |
| has_relational_adjective |
vesical |
| homology_notes |
In tetrapods, the urinary bladder arises as an outpocketing of the cloaca. (...) The tetrapod urinary bladder appears first among amphibians and is present in Sphenodon, turtles, most lizards, ostriches among birds, and all mammals.[well established][VHOG] |
| id |
UBERON:0001255 |
| imported from | |
| in_subset |
http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon#major_organ http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#pheno_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#organ_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon#uberon_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#major_organ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon#organ_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#efo_slim |
| label |
urinary bladder |
| notation |
UBERON:0001255 |
| prefLabel |
urinary bladder |
| taxon_notes |
The urinary bladder evolved in tetrapods. Birds to not possess a true urinary bladder, although Palaeognathae have an undifferentiated cloacal outpocketing that serves a similar function[https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/454] |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0018707 |