loading...| Preferred Name |
spongiose part of urethra |
| Synonyms |
penile urethra spongiose urethra male spongy urethra pars spongiosa urethrae masculinae cavernous portion of male urethra pars spongiosa (urethra masculina) spongy urethra (male) pars spongiosa male spongiose urethra pars cavernosa urethrae |
| Definitions |
The longest part of the male urethra contained in the corpus spongiosum and extending from the end of the membranous portion to the external urethral orifice; commencing below the inferior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm it passes forward and upward to the front of the symphysis pubis; and then, in the flaccid condition of the penis, it bends downward and forward; while narrow and of uniform size in the body of the penis, it is dilated behind, within the bulb, and again anteriorly within the glans penis, where it forms the fossa navicularis urethrae; the spongy urethra is lined by pseudostratified columnar epithelium proximally, and by stratified squamous epithelium distally. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001337 |
| contributes to morphology of | |
| database_cross_reference |
EMAPA:30944 SCTID:263341006 FMA:19675 MA:0002644 Wikipedia:Penile_urethra |
| definition |
The longest part of the male urethra contained in the corpus spongiosum and extending from the end of the membranous portion to the external urethral orifice; commencing below the inferior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm it passes forward and upward to the front of the symphysis pubis; and then, in the flaccid condition of the penis, it bends downward and forward; while narrow and of uniform size in the body of the penis, it is dilated behind, within the bulb, and again anteriorly within the glans penis, where it forms the fossa navicularis urethrae; the spongy urethra is lined by pseudostratified columnar epithelium proximally, and by stratified squamous epithelium distally. |
| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Gray1142.png |
| has exact synonym |
penile urethra spongiose urethra male spongy urethra pars spongiosa urethrae masculinae cavernous portion of male urethra pars spongiosa (urethra masculina) spongy urethra (male) pars spongiosa male spongiose urethra pars cavernosa urethrae |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0001337 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
spongiose part of urethra |
| located in | |
| notation |
UBERON:0001337 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
spongiose part of urethra |
| treeView | |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0013522 |