loading...| Preferred Name |
cremaster muscle |
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| Synonyms |
cremasteric muscle musculus cremaster muscle of Riolan cremaster muscle musculus cremaster <male> muscle of Riolan (cremaster) cremaster |
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| Definitions |
A thin layer of skeletal muscle that envelops the spermatic cord and testis of most male mammals in a series of loops; it is a continuation of the obliquus internus, arising from the inguinal ligament and inserting into the crest of the pubis and into the sheath of the rectus abdominis; it is innervated by the genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve and functions to draw the testis up toward the superficial inguinal ring in response to cold or to stimulation of the nerve;. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008488 |
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| altLabel |
cremasteric muscle musculus cremaster muscle of Riolan cremaster muscle musculus cremaster muscle of Riolan (cremaster) cremaster |
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| ccf_part_of | ||
| ccf_pref_label |
cremaster muscle |
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| curator note |
in females it is represented by only a few muscle loops that envelop the round ligament of the uterus. This class represents the male structure |
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| database_cross_reference |
EMAPA:31250 SCTID:244948006 NCIT:C32396 Wikipedia:Cremaster_muscle UMLS:C0224377 FMA:21531 |
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| definition |
A thin layer of skeletal muscle that envelops the spermatic cord and testis of most male mammals in a series of loops; it is a continuation of the obliquus internus, arising from the inguinal ligament and inserting into the crest of the pubis and into the sheath of the rectus abdominis; it is innervated by the genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve and functions to draw the testis up toward the superficial inguinal ring in response to cold or to stimulation of the nerve;. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Gray1143.png |
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| has exact synonym |
musculus cremaster muscle of Riolan (cremaster) cremaster |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
cremasteric muscle musculus cremaster muscle of Riolan cremaster muscle |
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| has_relational_adjective |
cremasteric |
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| id |
UBERON:0008488 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| isDefinedBy | ||
| label |
cremaster muscle |
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| notation |
UBERON:0008488 |
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| prefLabel |
cremaster muscle |
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| present_in_taxon | ||
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