automatic bladder

bladder /blad·der/ (blad´er)

1. a membranous sac, such as one serving as receptacle for a secretion.

2. urinary bladder.

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atonic neurogenic bladder  neurogenic bladder due to destruction of sensory nerve fibers from the bladder to the spinal cord, with absence of control of bladder functions and of desire to urinate, bladder overdistention, and an abnormal amount of residual urine; usually associated with tabes dorsalis or pernicious anemia.

automatic bladder  neurogenic bladder due to complete transection of the spinal cord above the sacral segments, with loss of micturition reflexes and bladder sensation, involuntary urination, and an abnormal amount of residual urine.

autonomic bladder , autonomous bladder neurogenic bladder due to a lesion in the sacral spinal cord, interrupting the reflex arc controlling the bladder, with loss of normal bladder sensation and reflexes, inability to initiate urination normally, and incontinence.

gall bladder  gallbladder.

ileal bladder  a neobladder made from a section of ileum.

irritable bladder  a condition of the bladder marked by increased frequency of contraction with associated desire to urinate.

motor paralytic bladder  neurogenic bladder due to impairment of motor neurons or nerves controlling the bladder; the acute form is marked by painful distention and inability to initiate urination, and the chronic form by difficulty initiating urination, straining, decreased size and force of stream, interrupted stream, and recurrent urinary tract infection.

neurogenic bladder  dysfunction of the urinary bladder caused by a lesion of the central or peripheral nervous system.

uninhibited neurogenic bladder  neurogenic bladder due to a lesion in upper motor neurons with subtotal interruption of corticospinal pathways, with urgency, frequent involuntary urination, and small-volume threshold of activity.

urinary bladder  the musculomembranous sac in the anterior part of the pelvic cavity that serves as a reservoir for urine, which it receives through the ureters and discharges through the urethra.

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automatic bladder.

See spastic bladder.