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prostate: type of gland |
tuboalveolar gland |
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prostate: found below |
trigon of urinary bladder on urogenital diaphragm, behind pubic symphysis and infront of rectum (palpateable) |
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prostate: size |
4x3x2cm |
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prostate: weight |
6-10g |
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prostate: secretion |
15-30% of ejaculate contains prostaglandins, immunoglobulin's |
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prostate: perforated by |
prostatic part of urethra and 2 ejaculatory ducts |
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prostate: arteries |
rectal medial, vesical inf, pudendal int, right + left part doesnt anastomose |
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prostate: veins |
prostatic plexus, connection with vesical plexus
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seminal vesicles: |
5-10cm long, bag-like, S shaped glands opens in ductus deferens, before ductus deferens enters prostate alkaline secretion contains fructose which provide spermatozoa with energy this secretion + prostatic fluid constitutes the bulk of semen |
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scrotum: |
below skin is dartos muscle and fascia in heat tunica dartos relaxes and scrotum enlarges in cold, skin wrinkles and surface diminishes mechanism is important for spermatogenesis arteries: pudendal arteries veins: saphena magna |
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epididymis: |
attached to testes consists of head, body, tail 5cm from head to tail spermatozoa migrate from testis to epididymis, stored here, then ejaculated into urethra via ductus deferens |
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spermatic cord |
testis descend through inguinal canal into scrotum, structures of spermatic cord go behind testicular a - abdominal aorta right testicular vein (to IVC) left testicular vein (left renal vein) - veins form pampiniform plexus lymphatics vegetative nerves (from celiac plexus) cremaster muscle + CT ductus deferens - ductus deferens a fascia |
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ductus deferens |
cont of ductus epididymidis 50-60cm long transports spermatozoa runs in spermatic cord through inguinal canal |
