Question:easy
The urethral crest is situated in the:
The urethral crest is situated in the:
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The crest carries the verumontanum where the ejaculatory ducts open.
Updated On: Jun 24, 2026
- Prostatic urethra
- Membranous urethra
- Penile urethra
- Bulbar urethra
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The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
Decide this by linking a named luminal landmark to its segment of the male urethra. The urethra has three parts: prostatic, membranous, and spongy (whose proximal dilated portion is the bulbar urethra). The urethral crest is the median longitudinal fold on the posterior wall, and it is a defining internal feature of the segment that traverses the prostate. On this crest sits the seminal colliculus (verumontanum), the site where the prostatic utricle and both ejaculatory ducts discharge, and flanking it are the prostatic sinuses receiving the prostatic glandular ducts. None of these structures belong to the short membranous segment, the elongated penile segment, or the bulbar dilatation. Because the crest, the colliculus, and the prostatic sinuses are all housed within the same segment, the segment in question must be the prostatic urethra. \[\boxed{\text{Prostatic urethra}}\]
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