The epithelial lining of the luminal space of the urinary bladder. [ MP:0000540 ]
Synonyms: urothelium of urinary bladder urinary bladder transitional epithelium bladder transitional cell epithelium transitional epithelium of urinary bladder
Term information
- FMA:15936
- SCTID:25631003
- MA:0001693
- BTO:0001694
- UMLS:C0225339 (ncithesaurus:Transitional_Epithelium)
- CALOHA:TS-1088
- EMAPA:28601
pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
5-7 cell layers thick in contracted bladder, 2-3 cells thick in distended bladder; lines renal pelvis, ureters, bladder, most of urethra but not distal urethra
Term relations
- urothelium
- meso-epithelium
- mixed endoderm/mesoderm-derived structure
- epithelium of mucosa
- part of some urinary bladder
- part of some mucosa of urinary bladder
- contributes to morphology of some urinary bladder