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Anatomy and histology of the lower urinary tract

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2011

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1712004

DOI

10.1007/978-3-642-16499-6_7

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Bibliographic Citation

Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology. Vol 202, (2011), p.117-148

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Pradidarcheep W., Wallner C., Dabhoiwala N.F., Lamers W.H. Anatomy and histology of the lower urinary tract. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology. Vol 202, (2011), p.117-148. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-16499-6_7 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/7362

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Anatomy and histology of the lower urinary tract

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Pradidarcheep W.
 Wallner C.
 Dabhoiwala N.F.
 Lamers W.H.

Abstract

The function of the lower urinary tract is basically storage of urine in the bladder and the at-will periodic evacuation of the stored urine. Urinary incontinence is one of the most common lower urinary tract disorders in adults, but especially in the elderly female. The urethra, its sphincters, and the pelvic floor are key structures in the achievement of continence, but their basic anatomy is little known and, to some extent, still incompletely understood. Because questions with respect to continence arise from human morbidity, but are often investigated in rodent animal models, we present findings in human and rodent anatomy and histology. Differences between males and females in the role that the pelvic floor plays in the maintenance of continence are described. Furthermore, we briefly describe the embryologie origin of ureters, bladder, and urethra, because the developmental origin of structures such as the vesicoureteral junction, the bladder trigone, and the penile urethra are often invoked to explain (clinical) observations. As the human pelvic floor has acquired features in evolution that are typical for a species with bipedal movement, we also compare the pelvic floor of humans with that of rodents to better understand the rodent (or any other quadruped, for that matter) as an experimental model species. The general conclusion is that the "Bauplan" is well conserved, even though its common features are sometimes difficult to discern. © 2011 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

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Animal anatomy
 Article
 Bladder muscle
 Bladder sphincter
 Bulbourethral gland
 Comparative anatomy
 Connective tissue
 Embryo development
 Evolutionary developmental biology
 Gonad development
 Histology
 Human
 Kidney structure
 Levator ani muscle
 Micturition
 Morphology
 Nonhuman
 Pelvis floor
 Perineum
 Priority journal
 Prostate
 Rodent
 Sex difference
 Smooth muscle
 Species difference
 Urethra
 Urine incontinence
 Urothelium
 Vesicular gland
 Animal
 Evolution
 Female
 Histology
 Innervation
 Male
 Mouse
 Pelvis floor
 Prenatal development
 Rabbit
 Review
 Urodynamics
 Animals
 Biological Evolution
 Female
 Humans
 Male
 Mice
 Pelvic Floor
 Rabbits
 Sex Factors
 Species Specificity
 Urethra
 Urodynamics

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