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How much liquid can the bladder hold before it bursts? and also how do we measure how much liquid is in the bladder in an 8th grade science lab?

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A lot: a bladder can hold a lot of fluid before bursting a full bladder have higher chance of rupture in case of accident vs empty bladder the amount vary with age and gender and toilet habit

Answered 12/6/2014

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A member asked:

How much liquid can the bladder hold before it bursts? and also how do we measure how much liquid is in the bladder in an 8th grade science lab?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. M. Hytham Beck answered

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