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male urethra
A musculatr tube (ca. 20 cm long) that conveys urine as well as spermatic fluid from the internal urethral orifice of the urinary bladder to the external urethral orifice at the tip of the glans penis. Divided into 4 parts:
1) Urethra in the bladder neck(preprostatic urethra)
2) Prostatic urethra
3) Intermediate part of the urethra(membraneous urethra)
4) Spongy urethra
Related
penis
Specific
prostatic sinus
General
urethra
References
- Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore &
AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia,
PA 1999.
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
Component-of
perineum
Components
intrabulbar fossa
membranous (intermediate) urethra
navicular fossa of urethra (Morgagni fossa/fovea)
preprostatic urethra
prostatic urethra
prostatic utricle (Weber organ, vesica prostatica, vagina masculina, uterus masculinus)
spongy urethra
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