| vesical reflex | Contraction of the walls of the bladder and relaxation of the trigone and urethral sphincter in response to a rise in pressure within the bladder; the reflex can be voluntarily inhibited and the inhibition readily abolished to control micturition. Synonym: bladder reflex, urinary reflex, vesical reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| vesical surface of uterus | The surface of the uterus facing the bladder and separated from it by the uterovesical pouch of peritoneum. Synonym: facies vesicalis uteri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vesical triangle | A triangular smooth area at the base of the bladder between the openings of the two ureters and that of the urethra. Synonym: trigonum vesicae, Lieutaud's body, Lieutaud's triangle, Lieutaud's trigone, vesical triangle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vesical veins | Veins that drain the vesical venous plexus; they join the internal iliac veins. Synonym: venae vesicales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seminal vesical cyst | A cyst, usually congenital, of the seminal vesicle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior vesical artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, umbilical; distribution, bladder, urachus, ureter; anastomoses, other vesical branches. Synonym: arteria vesicalis superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior vesical artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, internal iliac; distribution, base of bladder, ureter, and (in the male) seminal vesicles, ductus deferens, and prostate; anastomoses, middle rectal, and other vesical branches. Synonym: arteria vesicalis inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior vesical nerves | <anatomy> Several small nerve's once considered to pass from the pudendal plexus to the bladder. (obsolete) (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior vesical plexus | A venous plexus in the female corresponding to the prostatic venous plexus in the male. Synonym: plexus vesicalis inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse vesical fold | A duplication of peritoneum passing over the empty bladder, but obliterated when the viscus is full. Synonym: plica vesicalis transversa. (05 Mar 2000) |