Uberon definition : the smooth triangular region of the wall of the urinary bladder formed by the two
ureteral orifices and the internal urethral orifice; it is an area in which the muscle
fibers are closely adherent to the mucosa;
Uberon synonym : Lieutaud's trigone; bladder trigone; vesical trigone; trigone of bladder; deep trigone; urinary bladder trigone;
Uberon related term : dorsal bladder neck;
Uberon Development note : Embryologically, the trigone of the bladder is derived from the caudal end of mesonephric
ducts, which is of mesodermal origin (the rest of the bladder is endodermal). In the
female the mesonephric ducts regresses, causing the trigone to be less prominent,
but still present;
Uberon Function note : The area is very sensitive to expansion and once stretched to a certain degree, the
urinary bladder signals the brain of its need to empty. The signals become stronger
as the bladder continues to fill.;
the smooth triangular region of the wall of the urinary bladder formed by the two
ureteral orifices and the internal urethral orifice; it is an area in which the muscle
fibers are closely adherent to the mucosa