Preferred Label : male external urethral sphincter;
Uberon definition : The external sphincter muscle of urethra (or sphincter urethrae membranaceae) surrounds
the whole length of the membranous portion of the urethra, and is enclosed in the
fasciæ of the urogenital diaphragm. They arch across the front of the urethra and
bulbourethral glands, pass around the urethra, and behind it unite with the muscle
of the opposite side, by means of a tendinous raphé.;
Uberon synonym : male sphincter urethrae; male urethral sphincter muscle; male sphincter urethrae muscle; external urethral sphincter of male urethra;
Uberon related term : bulboglandular muscle; bulboglandular;
The external sphincter muscle of urethra (or sphincter urethrae membranaceae) surrounds
the whole length of the membranous portion of the urethra, and is enclosed in the
fasciæ of the urogenital diaphragm. They arch across the front of the urethra and
bulbourethral glands, pass around the urethra, and behind it unite with the muscle
of the opposite side, by means of a tendinous raphé.