Prostatic urethra
Widest and most dilatable part of the urethra canal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The prostatic urethra, the widest and most dilatable part of the urethra canal, is about 3 cm long.
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Latin | pars prostatica urethrae |
TA98 | A09.4.02.004 |
TA2 | 3445 |
FMA | 19673 |
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It runs almost vertically through the prostate from its base to its apex, lying nearer its anterior than its posterior surface; the form of the canal is spindle-shaped, being wider in the middle than at either extremity, and narrowest below, where it joins the membranous portion.
A transverse section of the canal as it lies in the prostate is horse-shoe-shaped, with the convexity directed forward.
The keyhole sign, in ultrasound, is associated with a dilated bladder and prostatic urethra.