gubernaculum testis
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008843
The fetal ligament attached to the inferior end of the epididymis and testis and, at its other end, to the bottom of the scrotum; it is present during, and is thought to guide, the descent of the testis into the scrotum and then atrophies. [ BTO:0002813 ]
Synonyms: male gubernaculum
Term info
- EMAPA:19089
- SCTID:299983007
- MA:0003248
- BTO:0002813
- FMA:20421
The upper part of the gubernaculum degenerates; The lower part persists as the gubernaculum testis ('scrotal ligament'). This ligament secures the testis to the most inferior portion of the scrotum, tethering it in place and limiting the degree to which the testis can move within the scrotum[WP]
Hunter's gubernaculum
gubernaculum
uberon
UBERON:0008843
Gubernaculum testis
Term relations
- gubernaculum (male or female)
- attached to some testis
- attached to some scrotum
- part of some male reproductive system
- attached to some epididymis