III.C.2 Abdomen: Bladder

Bladder: Page 3 of 4

Now let us examine the blood supply to the urinary bladder.

	Begin by using the Highlight or Draw tools to identify the internal iliac artery which is already present in the 3D cadaver.
	Add the inferior vesicular artery.

	What structures does this artery supply?
The bladder, ureter, seminal vesicle and the prostate.

	In females, what artery is equivalent to the inferior vesicular artery?
The vaginal artery. This artery supplies branches to the vagina, bladder and rectum.

	Add the inferior vesical veins seen only on the right in this cadaver.
	These are the branches of the internal iliac veins.

Male perineum

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	Add the levator ani.
	Rotate to the supine position.
	Review the male perineum which is composed of the urogenital triangle and the anal triangle. Use the Draw tool to define these two triangles, and discuss the landmarks that identify the anterior urogenital triangle.