Preferred Label : gubernaculum (male or female);
Uberon definition : embryonic structures which begin as undifferentiated mesenchyme attaching to the caudal
end of the gonads. The gubernaculum is present only during the development of the
urinary and reproductive organs, being replaced by distinct vestiges in males and
females[WP]. Enitoinguinal ligaments that, in the male, connect the fetal testis to
the developing scrotum, and, in the female, connect the ovaries to the uterus[MP];
Uberon synonym : gubernaculum;
Uberon related term : gubernaculae; caudal suspensory ligament;
Origin ID : 0004346;
UMLS CUI : C0228051;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
- attaches to
- develops from
- develops into
- part of
embryonic structures which begin as undifferentiated mesenchyme attaching to the caudal
end of the gonads. The gubernaculum is present only during the development of the
urinary and reproductive organs, being replaced by distinct vestiges in males and
females[WP]. Enitoinguinal ligaments that, in the male, connect the fetal testis to
the developing scrotum, and, in the female, connect the ovaries to the uterus[MP]
