What is this?
The bladder is like a stretchy balloon inside your body that holds pee, also called urine. It collects all the liquid waste from your kidneys until it's time to go to the bathroom. When it gets full, it sends a signal to your brain, telling you it's time to empty it out!
Key Parts to Explore
Bladder Wall
This is the strong, stretchy muscle that makes up most of the bladder and squeezes to push pee out.
Ureters
These are two thin tubes that bring pee from your kidneys down into your bladder.
Urethra
This is the tube that carries pee from your bladder out of your body when you go to the bathroom.
Internal Sphincter
This is a muscle that acts like a gate, normally staying closed to keep pee inside the bladder until you are ready.
Did You Know?
Did you know your bladder can stretch to hold as much liquid as a small soda can, sometimes even more?
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