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Trigone of urinary bladder

Trigone of urinary bladder is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Trigone of urinary bladder rather than just read about it. In short: The trigone of urinary bladder (also known as the vesical trigone) is a smooth triangular region of the urinary bladder formed by the two ureteric orifices and the internal urethral orifice. Between the ureteric openings, there is a fold of mucous membrane called the interureteric crest or Mercier bar.

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Reference excerpt

The trigone of urinary bladder (also known as the vesical trigone) is a smooth triangular region of the urinary bladder formed by the two ureteric orifices and the internal urethral orifice. Between the ureteric openings, there is a fold of mucous membrane called the interureteric crest or Mercier bar. The trigone lies between the crest or ridge, and the neck of the bladder. The area is very sensitive to expansion and once stretched to a certain degree, stretch receptors in the urinary bladder signal the brain of its need to empty. The signals become stronger as the bladder continues to fill. Embryologically, the trigone of the bladder is derived from the caudal end of mesonephric ducts, which is of intermediate mesodermal origin (the rest of the bladder is endodermal). In the female the mesonephric ducts regress, causing the trigone to be less prominent, but still present.

Clinical significance The trigone can become irritated in a condition known as trigonitis resulting from long term use of a catheter, or from infection.

References

External links Anatomy photo:44:04-0203 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The Male Pelvis: The Urinary Bladder"

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Trigone of urinary bladder

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Trigone of urinary bladder claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Trigone of urinary bladder before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Trigone of urinary bladder ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Trigone of urinary bladder

In research: Trigone of urinary bladder appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Trigone of urinary bladder in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Trigone of urinary bladder is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Urinary system, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Trigone of urinary bladder outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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