26.2 Male Accessory Sex Glands

Question 1

Accessory structures that produce semen include:

• the __________**_, which are located on the **posterior bladder and produce about 30% of the volume of semen;
• the __________**_, which sits **inferior to the bladder and produces about 60% of the volume of semen;
• and the ___________, which are found at the root of the penis and produce mucus.

Answer 1

Accessory structures that produce semen include:

• the seminal vesicles, which are located on the posterior bladder and produce about 30% of the volume of semen;
• the prostate gland, which sits inferior to the bladder and produces about 60% of the volume of semen;
• and the bulbourethral glands, which are found at the root of the penis and produce mucus.