Modern Urology in Original Contributions by American Authors, Vol. 2

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Excerpt from Modern Urology in Original Contributions by American Authors, Vol. 2: Diseases of the Bladder, Diseases of the Ureter, Diseases of the KidneyIn the newborn and In early life the bladder 18 an abdominal organ. The internal urethral orifice lies on a level with the upper margin of the symphysis pubis. According to Disse the' internal urethral orifice sinks rapidly after birth to the beginning of the fourth year, and then sinks more slowly from the fourth to the ninth year. From this time to puberty the bladder appears to remain stationary, only again to begin to sink down farther between the fourteenth and twentieth years. At the age of twenty-one years the bladder has reached its final resting place. During the process of descent into the pelvis the posterior wall of the bladder becomes elongated, resulting in the formation of the base of the bladder, which ultimately comes to lie in the cavity of the pelvis.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.