bladder

Everyday

1. The bladder is a stretchy bag inside the body that stores urine (wee) until you go to the toilet. tree →
2. A bladder is any bag inside something that holds air or liquid, like the rubber bag inside a football. tree →
3. A gall bladder is a small organ that stores bile, which helps break down fat. tree →
4. A bladder can also be a loose bag made of skin or rubber, filled with air or water. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons about the human body: the kidneys make urine, it flows down tubes into the bladder, and leaves the body when we urinate. In everyday life "a full bladder" means you need the toilet. Some fish have a swim bladder full of air to help them float. Phrases: full bladder, weak bladder, swim bladder, gall bladder.

Examples

• The bladder stores urine until you go to the toilet. tree →
• I drank so much juice that my bladder was full. tree →
• A fish's swim bladder helps it float. tree →
• The old football had a leather case and a rubber bladder. tree →
• The doctor showed us a picture of the kidneys and bladder. tree →
• Grandma has a weak bladder, so we stop often on long trips. tree →

Note

Countable: a bladder, bladders. Double d. The bladder is not the stomach (food goes to the stomach; urine goes to the bladder) — a common mix-up.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah's commentators discuss body organs, including the gall bladder, as parts of the body tied to letters or powers. In the primary lessons: In science lessons about the human body: the kidneys make urine, it flows down tubes into the bladder, and leaves the body when we urinate. In everyday life "a full bladder" means you need the toilet. Some fish have a swim bladder full of air to help them float. Phrases: full bladder, weak bladder, swim bladder, gall bladder.

Examples

• The only of the latter four terms found in humans is מָרָה marah ‘gall(bladder), bile’. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• Postellus then gives, " intestina, vesica, arterise ", the intestines, bladder and arteries; Rittangelius gives the same. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Countable: a bladder, bladders. Double d. The bladder is not the stomach (food goes to the stomach; urine goes to the bladder) — a common mix-up.