55. At this higher power, again note the transitional epithelium that lines the lumen of the bladder, the supportive, fibroelastic connective tissue of the lamina propria, and the substantial bundles of smooth muscle forming the bulk of the wall. The relative thickness of the various, rather ill-defined layers of the smooth muscle of the bladder wall will vary according to where the section was actually taken.

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