The urinary bladder

a. is a temporary storage site for urine
b. wall is stretched by 200 to 400 ml of urine, which stimulates stretch receptors that initiate the micturition reflex
c. contracts when parasympathetic nerves stimulate it
d. has all of the above characteristics
e. has only characteristics a and b


D

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