external anal sphincter

Preferred Label : external anal sphincter;

Uberon definition : The Sphincter ani externus (external anal sphincter) is a flat plane of muscular fibers, elliptical in shape and intimately adherent to the integument surrounding the margin of the anus. [WP,unvetted].;

Uberon synonym : external sphincter ani; musculus sphincter ani externus;

Details

Origin ID

0001367;

UMLS CUI

C0224395;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire external sphincter ani muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- External Anal Sphincter [NCIt concept]
- External anal sphincter [FMA entity]
- anal canal [MeSH Descriptor]
- external anal sphincter [Radlex concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- External Anal Sphincter [NCIt concept]
- External anal sphincter [FMA entity]
- External anal sphincter structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- sphincter ani externus muscle, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Uberon cross reference
- Entire external sphincter ani muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- External Anal Sphincter [NCIt concept]
- External anal sphincter [FMA entity]
continuous with
- bulbospongiosus muscle [UBERON concept]
part of
- anal part of perineum [UBERON concept]
surrounds
- anus [UBERON concept]

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