part_of starts_at ends_at urethra of female clitoris clitoral urethra external urethra of female anatomical_structure EMAPA:30917 The clitoral urethra (CLUR) (syn: external urethra of female) (TS:25-TS:28) is comprised of epithelium of clitoral urethra. Epithelium of clitoral urethra (TS:25-28) derived from epithelium of phallic urethra of male/female (TS:21-24). At TS:25, the epithelium is subdivided into along its distal-proximal length into urethral plate epithelium (distal) and urethral tube epithelium (proximal). The urethral plate epithelium of female (syn: distal urethral epithelium of female; urethral plate of female) is no longer present from TS:26. The clitoral urethra is open proximally at the proximal urethral meatus (present to P7) (syn: proximal urethral opening of female or urethral duct) located at the base of the clitoris. The proximal urethral meatus closes after birth (closed by P8). In adults and from birth, the urethra of female is open externally at the urethral meatus of clitoral urethra (syn: distal urethral opening of female) which is anatomically located within the clitoris. (This is different to humans, where the urethral opening is located between the clitoris and vagina). The clitoral urethra is anatomically located ventrally within the clitoris and is surrounded by the tissue of the clitoris, therefore only the epithelial components are necessary parts of clitoral urethra. TS25 TS28