loading...| Preferred Name |
urethra |
| Definitions |
the fibromuscular tubular canal through which urine is discharged from the bladder to the exterior via the external urinary meatus; in males, the urethra is joined by the ejaculatory ducts and serves as a passageway for semen during ejaculation, as well as a canal for urine during voiding; in females, the urethra is shorter and emerges above the vaginal opening |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000057 |
| channel for | |
| channels_from | |
| continuous_with | |
| database_cross_reference |
CALOHA:TS-1132 MA:0000379 FMA:19667 OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjkypwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA MIAA:0000121 UMLS:C0041967 MAT:0000121 BTO:0001426 EFO:0000931 EV:0100099 VHOG:0001264 XAO:0000153 MESH:D014521 galen:Urethra EMAPA:30901 GAID:390 http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0041967 http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/302513006 |
| depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Female_anatomy.png |
| develops_from | |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_relational_adjective |
urethral |
| id |
UBERON:0000057 |
| imported from | |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon#major_organ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#major_organ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#organ_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#pheno_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#efo_slim |
| label |
urethra |
| notation |
UBERON:0000057 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
urethra |
| taxon_notes |
In human males, the urethra travels through the penis, and carries semen as well as urine. In females, the urethra is shorter and emerges above the vaginal opening. |
| textual definition |
the fibromuscular tubular canal through which urine is discharged from the bladder to the exterior via the external urinary meatus; in males, the urethra is joined by the ejaculatory ducts and serves as a passageway for semen during ejaculation, as well as a canal for urine during voiding; in females, the urethra is shorter and emerges above the vaginal opening |
| treeView |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000164 |
| subClassOf |