Uberon definition : A thin layer of skeletal muscle that envelops the spermatic cord and testis of most
male mammals in a series of loops; it is a continuation of the obliquus internus,
arising from the inguinal ligament and inserting into the crest of the pubis and into
the sheath of the rectus abdominis; it is innervated by the genital branch of the
genitofemoral nerve and functions to draw the testis up toward the superficial inguinal
ring in response to cold or to stimulation of the nerve;;
Uberon synonym : cremaster; muscle of Riolan (cremaster);
Uberon related term : cremaster muscle; cremasteric muscle; muscle of Riolan;
A thin layer of skeletal muscle that envelops the spermatic cord and testis of most
male mammals in a series of loops; it is a continuation of the obliquus internus,
arising from the inguinal ligament and inserting into the crest of the pubis and into
the sheath of the rectus abdominis; it is innervated by the genital branch of the
genitofemoral nerve and functions to draw the testis up toward the superficial inguinal
ring in response to cold or to stimulation of the nerve;