loading...| Preferred Name |
penis |
| Synonyms |
penes phallus |
| Definitions |
An intromittent organ in certain biologically male organisms. In placental mammals, this also serves as the organ of urination. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000989 |
| database_cross_reference |
EMAPA_RETIRED:18996 SCTID:265793009 EHDAA2:0001433 BTO:0000405 MESH:D010413 Wikipedia:Penis EHDAA:9380 GAID:389 EFO:0000987 MIAA:0000186 UMLS:C0030851 galen:Penis EV:0100107 CALOHA:TS-0758 FMA:9707 MA:0000408 EMAPA:18682 MAT:0000186 NCIT:C12409 VHOG:0000727 |
| definition |
An intromittent organ in certain biologically male organisms. In placental mammals, this also serves as the organ of urination. |
| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Labelled_flaccid_penis.jpg |
| develops_from | |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
penes phallus |
| id |
UBERON:0000989 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#organ_slim |
| label |
penis |
| notation |
UBERON:0000989 |
| prefLabel |
penis |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000007 |
penile phallic |
| UBPROP_0000008 |
Most male birds (e.g., roosters and turkeys) have a cloaca (also present on the female), but not a penis. Among bird species with a penis are paleognathes (tinamous and ratites), Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans), and a very few other species (such as flamingoes). A bird penis is different in structure from mammal penises, being an erectile expansion of the cloacal wall and being erected by lymph, not blood. It is usually partially feathered and in some species features spines and brush-like filaments, and in flaccid state curls up inside the cloaca |
| subClassOf |