Accessorys Flashcards
What pH is the seminal vesicle fluid?
Alkaline
What does the alkaline nature of the fluid protect from?
Acidic nature of the urethra and female reproductive tract
What is in the fluid that is energy source for sperm?
Fructose
What has a role in lowering female immune response and improving sperm motility?
Prostaglandins
What coagulates the seminal fluid to help deliver sperm as directly as possible to the cervix?
Coagulation factors
What percentage of seminal fluid is produced by the seminal vesicles?
60-70%
What forms from the combination of the ductus deferens and the seminal vesicles?
Ejaculatory ducts
What is the largest accessory gland of the male system?
The prostate-3cm
What is the base of the prostate closely related to?
The neck of the bladder
What is the anterior surface of the prostate gland deep to?
The pubis symphysis
What is the posterior surface related to?
The rectum
What provides 20-25% of the volume of semen?
The prostatic ducts
What is immediately inferior to the prostate glands?
the bulbourethral glands
What do the bulbourethral glands do?
Add volume to semen. Open into the penile section of the urethra
