The Bladder as a Dynamic System.- Investigations into Biomechanics of the Bladder.- Geometry of Thin Shells.- Essentials of the Theory of Soft Shells.- Continual Model of the Detrusor.- A Model of the Detrusor Fasciculus.- The Intrinsic Regulatory Pathways.- The Synaptic Transmission.- Pharmacology of Detrusor Activity.- Human Urinary Bladder as a Soft Biological Shell.- Challenges in Human Urinary Bladder Mechanics.