loading...| Preferred Name |
male external urethral sphincter |
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| Synonyms |
male sphincter urethrae muscle male sphincter urethrae external urethral sphincter of male urethra musculus sphincter urethrae externus (urethra masculina) male urethral sphincter muscle musculus sphincter urethrae externus urethrae masculinae musculus sphincter urethrae membranaceae bulboglandular muscle bulboglandular |
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| Definitions |
The external sphincter muscle of urethra (or sphincter urethrae membranaceae) surrounds the whole length of the membranous portion of the urethra, and is enclosed in the fasciæ of the urogenital diaphragm. They arch across the front of the urethra and bulbourethral glands, pass around the urethra, and behind it unite with the muscle of the opposite side, by means of a tendinous raphé. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0011379 |
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| database_cross_reference |
NCIT:C52891 UMLS:C1707060 Wikipedia:External_sphincter_muscle_of_male_urethra FMA:19733 MA:0002273 |
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| definition |
The external sphincter muscle of urethra (or sphincter urethrae membranaceae) surrounds the whole length of the membranous portion of the urethra, and is enclosed in the fasciæ of the urogenital diaphragm. They arch across the front of the urethra and bulbourethral glands, pass around the urethra, and behind it unite with the muscle of the opposite side, by means of a tendinous raphé. |
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| external_ontology_notes |
MA includes a term bulboglandular - some sources claim this as the muscles that are associated with the bulbourethral gland, so we place this here |
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| has exact synonym |
male sphincter urethrae muscle male sphincter urethrae external urethral sphincter of male urethra musculus sphincter urethrae externus (urethra masculina) male urethral sphincter muscle musculus sphincter urethrae externus urethrae masculinae musculus sphincter urethrae membranaceae |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
bulboglandular muscle bulboglandular |
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| id |
UBERON:0011379 |
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| label |
male external urethral sphincter |
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| notation |
UBERON:0011379 |
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male external urethral sphincter |
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