Trigone of the urinary bladder

Trigone of urinary bladder
Urinary bladder
The interior of bladder.
Details
Identifiers
Latintrigonum vesicae urinariae
TA98A08.3.01.024
TA23421
FMA15910
Anatomical terminology

The trigone (also known as the vesical trigone)[1] is a smooth triangular region of the internal urinary bladder formed by the two ureteric orifices and the internal urethral orifice.

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 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

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The region can be infected causing trigonitis to persist.


References

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  1. ^ Woodburne, Russell T. (1965-03-01). "The Ureter, ureterovesical junction, and vesical trigone" (PDF). The Anatomical Record. 151 (3): 243–249. doi:10.1002/ar.1091510305. hdl:2027.42/49801. ISSN 1097-0185. PMID 14324081.
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