The anterior angle of the superior surface of the urinary bladder. The apex of urinary bladder is connected to the umbilicus by the urachus in embryos, and by the median umbilical ligament, a remnant of urachus, in adults. [ doi:10.1016/j.mpsur.2013.04.013 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31372192 doi:10.1016/j.mpsur.2016.04.001 ]
Synonyms: vertex of urinary bladder
Term information
- FMA:15914
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2804-127X
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6677-8489
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4341-3265
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7655-4833
Term relations
- organ part
- mesoderm-derived structure
- part of some urinary bladder
- part of some system
- connected to some umbilicus