The Arts are Business. 1  The creative economy is one of the driving forces of the Los Angeles and Orange County economies, generating nearly 1 million in direct and indirect jobs, $140 billion in sales and receipts, and more than $5.1 billion in state and local taxes.
An artificial bladder, called a neobladder, enables patients to urinate normally, eliminating the need for an external bag and allowing patients to transition back to their normal life after surgery. My first response was 'I don't want to live like that,â Querido told ABC 7 in a recent interview.
The bladder is a hollow organ in the pelvis with flexible, muscular walls. Its main function is to store urine before it leaves the body. The average adult bladder holds about 2 cups of urine. Urine is made by the kidneys and is then carried to the bladder through tubes called ureters.When you urinate, the muscles in the bladder contract, and urine is forced out of the bladder through a tube called the urethra. In women, the urethra is very short and opens just in front of the vagina.he wall of the bladder has 4 main layers. 1  The innermost lining is made up of cells called urothelial or transitional cells, so this layer is called the urothelium or transitional epithelium. 2  Beneath the urothelium is a thin layer of connective tissue, blood vessels, and nerves, which is called the lamina propria.