name	bulbospongiosus_muscle
namespace	http://cytomer.bioinf.med.uni-goettingen.de#
parent	 pelvic_and_perineal_muscle 
label [en]	bulbospongiosus muscle
speciesNo []	86
ACC []	cy0017182
nameEnglishSynonym []	bulbocavernosus muscle, bulbospongiosus
label [med]	Musculus bulbospongiosus
comment [en]	A muscle that in the male surrounds and compresses the bulb of the penis and the bulbar portion of the urethra and in the female divides into lateral halves that extend from immediately behind the clitoris along either side of the vagina to the central tendon of the perineum and serve to compress the vagina
comment [de]	Schwellkörper-Muskel der männlichen Harnröhre beziehungsweise des Scheidenvorhofes; Funktion beim Mann: Kompression der hinteren Harnröhre, Austreiben der Samenflüssigkeit, bei der Frau: Umschnürung der Scheide, Stützung des Beckenbodens
organNo []	21438
isPartOf	muscle_of_pelvis
attachedToApproach	spongy_layer_of_vagina
attachedToApproach	perineal_membrane
attachedToOrigin	perineal_tendinous_center
attachedToOrigin	spongy_part_of_male_urethra
isPartOf	superficial_perineal_space
attachedToApproach	back_of_penis