Corpus: Urethral lacunae
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after the Italian anatomist Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682-1771)
Synonym: Morgagni lacunae
English: , lacunae of Morgagni
Definition[Bearbeiten]
The lacunae urethrales are protrusions in the mucosal surface of the pars spongiosa of the male urethra (urethra). The glandulae urethrales, also known as Littré glands, open into the lacunae urethrales. The largest of these lacunae is also known as the lacuna magna.
Literature[Bearbeiten]
- Anderhuber et al, Waldeyer - Human Anatomy: Lehrbuch und Atlas in einem Band (19th updated edition), De Gruyter, 2012