apex of urinary bladder

apex of urinary bladder
apex vesicae urinariae [TA] the superior area of the urinary bladder, opposite to the fundus; it is at the junction of the superior and inferolateral surfaces of the bladder, and from it the middle umbilical ligament (urachus) extends to the umbilicus. Called also summit of bladder and summit of urinary bladder.

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