Uvula of urinary bladder

Uvula of urinary bladder
Vertical section of bladder, penis, and urethra. (Uvula not labeled, but would be present in bladder, at region labeled "neck".)
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Identifiers
Latin	uvula vesicae urinariae
Dorlands /Elsevier	u_04/12841640
TA	A08.3.01.006
FMA	15915
Anatomical terminology []

The mucous membrane immediately behind the internal urethral orifice presents a slight elevation, the uvula of urinary bladder, caused by the middle lobe of the prostate.

It is often enlarged in benign prostatic hypertrophy.