male external urethral sphincter
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0011379
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. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_sphincter_muscle_of_male_urethra ]
Synonyms: musculus sphincter urethrae membranaceae, musculus sphincter urethrae externus urethrae masculinae, musculus sphincter urethrae externus (urethra masculina), male urethral sphincter muscle, male sphincter urethrae muscle, male sphincter urethrae, external urethral sphincter of male urethra
Term info
- UMLS:C1707060 (ncithesaurus:Bulboglandular)
- FMA:19733
- Wikipedia:External_sphincter_muscle_of_male_urethra
- NCIT:C52891
- MA:0002273
MA includes a term bulboglandular - some sources claim this as the muscles that are associated with the bulbourethral gland, so we place this here
bulboglandular, bulboglandular muscle
uberon
UBERON:0011379
male external urethral sphincter, Male external urethral sphincter