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cremaster muscle

Term ID
UBERON:0008488
Synonyms
  • cremaster muscle
  • cremasteric muscle
  • muscle of Riolan
  • musculus cremaster
Definition
A thin layer of skeletal muscle that envelops the spermatic cord and testis of most male mammals in a series of loops; it is a continuation of the obliquus internus, arising from the inguinal ligament and inserting into the crest of the pubis and into the sheath of the rectus abdominis; it is innervated by the genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve and functions to draw the testis up toward the superficial inguinal ring in response to cold or to stimulation of the nerve; (2)
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