Male urethra
Urethra masculina
Carries urine out; in the male it runs through the penis and also carries semen.
About the male urethra of the horse
Male urethra is a urinary of the belly (abdomen), a single structure on the midline. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Urethra masculina. You can turn it above, see it in place in the belly of the horse, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.
Where it runs from and to
What this structure is anchored to at each end, and what that lets it do.
- Origin
- Neck of the bladder.
- Action
- Carries urine out; in the male it runs through the penis and also carries semen.
- Nerve
- Pudendal and pelvic nerves.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the horse; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Male urethra
- Latin (NAV)
- Urethra masculina
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the male urethra
- What is the Latin name of the male urethra?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the male urethra is called Urethra masculina.
- Where is the male urethra of the horse?
- Male urethra is a urinary of the belly (abdomen), a single structure on the midline.
- What nerve supplies the male urethra?
- Pudendal and pelvic nerves.
See the male urethra inside the whole horse.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the horse around it: peel back the skin and the muscles, cut a section through it, X-ray it, and practise naming it until you stop getting it wrong.
Free for 7 days, no card. After that the skeletons stay free.
