urethral crest
A longitudinal mucosal fold in the dorsal wall of the urethra[MP]. [ MP:anna http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urethral_crest MP:0011840 ]
Synonyms: urethral crista, crista urethralis, crista of urethra
Term info
- FMA:19718
- Wikipedia:Urethral_crest
- SCTID:362231000
pheno_slim
in the FMA this is part of the prostatic urethra - but this leads to inconsistencies as 'urethral crest' in sex-neutral, with male and female subtypes
uberon
UBERON:0012296
Urethral crest
Term relations
- zone of organ
- mesoderm-derived structure
- part of some mucosa of urethra
- contributes to morphology of some urethra