Term Name:	male external urethral sphincter
Synonyms:	bulboglandular, bulboglandular muscle, musculus sphincter urethrae externus urethrae masculinae, musculus sphincter urethrae membranaceae
Definition:	The external sphincter muscle of urethra (or sphincter urethrae membranaceae) surrounds the whole length of the membranous portion of the urethra, and is enclosed in the fasciæ of the urogenital diaphragm. They arch across the front of the urethra and bulbourethral glands, pass around the urethra, and behind it unite with the muscle of the opposite side, by means of a tendinous raphé.
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0011379]