ischiocavernosus muscle

ischiocavernosus muscle
ischiocavernous muscle musculus ischiocavernosus.

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  • Ischiocavernosus muscle — Infobox Muscle Name = PAGENAME Latin = musculus ischiocavernosus GraySubject = 120 GrayPage = 428 Caption = Muscles of the female perineum. (Ischiocavernosus visible at upper right.) Caption2 = Muscles of male perineum. (Ischiocavernosus visible… …   Wikipedia

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  • ischiocavernosus — See ischiocavernous (muscle). * * * is·chio·cav·er·no·sus .kav ər nō səs n, pl no·si .sī a muscle on each side that arises from the ischium near the crus of the penis or clitoris and is inserted on the crus near the pubic symphysis …   Medical dictionary

  • ischiocavernosus — |iskē(ˌ)ōˌkavə(r)ˈnōsəs noun ( es) Etymology: New Latin, from ischi + cavernosus belonging to the corpus cavernosum, from Latin cavernosus cavernous : a muscle covering the crus of the penis or clitoris …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Bulbospongiosus muscle — Infobox Muscle Name = Bulbospongiosus muscle Latin = musculus bulbospongiosus GraySubject = 120 GrayPage = 428 Caption = Muscles of the female perineum. (Bulbocavernosus visible at upper right.) Caption2 = Muscles of male perineum.… …   Wikipedia

  • Deep transverse perineal muscle — Muscles of the female perineum. (Transversus perinei visible at center right.) …   Wikipedia

  • erector muscle of penis — musculus ischiocavernosus …   Medical dictionary

  • musculus ischiocavernosus — [TA] ischiocavernous muscle: origin, ramus of ischium; insertion, crus penis (crus clitoridis); innervation, perineal; action, maintains erection of penis (clitoris) …   Medical dictionary

  • reproductive system, human — Organ system by which humans reproduce. In females, the ovaries sit near the openings of the fallopian tubes, which carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus. The cervix extends from the lower end of the uterus into the vagina, whose opening, as… …   Universalium

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