Crest of male urethra
Crista urethralis masculina
- Latin synonym: Crista urethrae masculinae
- Synonym: Urethral crest of male urethra
- Related terms: Urethral crest
Definition
Upon the posterior wall of the prostatic urethra is a narrow longitudinal ridge, the urethral crest (verumontanum), formed by an elevation of the mucous membrane and its subjacent tissue. It is from 15 to 17 mm. in length, and about 3 mm. in height, and contains, according to Kobelt, muscular and erectile tissue. When distended, it may serve to prevent the passage of the semen backward into the bladder.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
