- bulbospongiosus muscle
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bulbospongiosus muscle
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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
bulbospongiosus muscle — ¦bəl(ˌ)bōˌspənjē¦ōsəs , ˌspän noun Etymology: New Latin, from bulb + Latin spongiosus spongy : bulbocavernosus … Useful english dictionary
bulbospongiosus reflex — contraction of the bulbospongiosus muscle in response to a tap on the dorsum of the penis; called also bulbocavernous, penile, or virile r … Medical dictionary
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
bulbocavernosus muscle — bulbocavernous muscle, bulbospongiosus muscle musculus bulbospongiosus … Medical dictionary
musculus bulbospongiosus — [TA] bulbospongiosus muscle: origin, central point of perineum, median raphe of bulb; insertion, fascia of penis (male) or clitoris (female); innervation, pudendal; action, constricts spongy urethra in males and vaginal orifice in females,… … Medical dictionary
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
Deep transverse perineal muscle — Muscles of the female perineum. (Transversus perinei visible at center right.) … Wikipedia
bulbocavernosus muscle — also called Bulbospongiosus, a muscle of the perineum, the area between the anus and the genitals. In the male, it surrounds the bulb (the enlarged inner end of the structure that surrounds the urethra) of the penis and can be contracted … Universalium
musculus — SYN: muscle.For histologic description, see muscle. [L. a little mouse, a muscle, fr. mus (mur ), a mouse] musculi abdominis SYN: muscles of abdomen, under muscle. m. abductor [TA] SYN: abductor (muscle). m. abductor … Medical dictionary
