The
seminal colliculus (
Latin colliculus seminalis), or
verumontanum, of the prostatic urethra is a landmark near the entrance of the
seminal vesicles.
Verumontanum is translated from
Latin to mean 'mountain ridge', a reference to the distinctive median elevation of
urothelium that characterizes the landmark on magnified views.
Embryologically, it is derived from the uterovaginal
primordium. The landmark is important in classification of several
urethral developmental disorders. The margins of seminal colliculus are the following: